Sowe Valley Primary School
Princethorpe Way, Coventry, CV3 2QX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss E White
- Constituency
- Coventry East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 210
- URN
- 103671
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476456063
About this school
Sowe Valley Primary School is a community primary school in Coventry. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 210 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sowe Valley 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected 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 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 50% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 63% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 77% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 73% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Sowe Valley 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 | 59% | 52.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 54.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 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 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 215 |
| 2023/24 | 230 |
| 2024/25 | 238 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sowe Valley Primary School compares
Sowe Valley Primary School ranked 42nd of 83 primary schools in Coventry for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 6.3% | 42.5% | 210 | — |
| Corpus Christi Catholic School | 51% | 4.2% | 31.1% | 442 | 0.2 miles |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Academy | 39% | 7.3% | 37.2% | 207 | 0.3 miles |
| Ernesford Grange Primary School | 68% | 5.2% | 12.1% | 451 | 0.4 miles |
| Willenhall Community Primary School | 48% | 8.2% | 42% | 452 | 0.6 miles |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 48% | 5% | 45.2% | 235 | 0.7 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)
- 42.51%
- English as an additional language
- 23.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.33%
- Persistent absence
- 14.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Corpus Christi Catholic School0.2 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
St Bartholomew's Church of England Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Ernesford Grange Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Willenhall Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
St Anne's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Coventry
Other schools in Coventry
Sowe Valley Primary School ranks 46th 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 Sowe Valley Primary School teach?
- Sowe Valley Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Coventry.
- Who is the headteacher of Sowe Valley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sowe Valley Primary School is Miss E White, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sowe Valley Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sowe Valley 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 Sowe Valley Primary School?
- Sowe Valley Primary School has 210 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sowe Valley Primary School full?
- Sowe Valley Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 210 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sowe Valley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sowe Valley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sowe Valley Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sowe Valley Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Sowe Valley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sowe Valley Primary School compare with other schools in Coventry?
- Sowe Valley Primary School ranked 42nd of 83 primary schools in Coventry for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sowe Valley Primary School's absence rate?
- Sowe Valley Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sowe Valley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sowe Valley 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 15 July 2026.