Grangehurst Primary School
Anderton Road, Longford, Coventry, CV6 6JN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Darren Clews
- Constituency
- Coventry East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 411
- URN
- 103663
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476365999
About this school
Grangehurst Primary School is a community primary school in Coventry. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 411 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Grangehurst Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 58 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 57% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 5% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 71% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 76% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 72% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Grangehurst Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Coventry average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36% | 52.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 54.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 56.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 411 |
| 2023/24 | 415 |
| 2024/25 | 415 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Grangehurst Primary School compares
Grangehurst Primary School ranked 61st of 83 primary schools in Coventry for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 5.6% | 28.2% | 411 | — |
| Alderman's Green Primary School | 60% | 6.2% | 43.7% | 485 | 0.3 miles |
| Longford Park Primary School | 45% | 4.3% | 33% | 224 | 0.6 miles |
| St Laurences CofE Primary School | 64% | 5.2% | 35.9% | 403 | 0.8 miles |
| Little Heath Primary School | — | — | — | 191 | 1.1 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 57% | 5.3% | 26.9% | 234 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.19%
- English as an additional language
- 26.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.6%
- Persistent absence
- 18.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alderman's Green Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Longford Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
St Laurences CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Little Heath Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Coventry
Other schools in Coventry
Grangehurst Primary School ranks 69th of the 93 ranked primary schools in Coventry.
- Alderman's Green Primary School Primary
- Aldermoor Farm Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- All Souls' Catholic Primary School Primary
- Allesley Hall Primary School Primary
- Allesley Primary School Primary
- Arley Primary Academy Primary
- Balsall Common Primary School Primary
- Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Binley Woods Primary School Primary
- Bournebrook CofE Primary School Primary
- Broad Heath Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Grangehurst Primary School teach?
- Grangehurst Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Coventry.
- Who is the headteacher of Grangehurst Primary School?
- The headteacher of Grangehurst Primary School is Mr Darren Clews, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Grangehurst Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Grangehurst Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Grangehurst Primary School?
- Grangehurst Primary School has 411 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Grangehurst Primary School full?
- Grangehurst Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 411 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Grangehurst Primary School a faith school?
- No. Grangehurst Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Grangehurst Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Grangehurst Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Grangehurst Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 36% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Grangehurst Primary School compare with other schools in Coventry?
- Grangehurst Primary School ranked 61st of 83 primary schools in Coventry for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Grangehurst Primary School's absence rate?
- Grangehurst Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Grangehurst Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Grangehurst Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.