Broad Heath Community Primary School
Hanford Close, Coventry, CV6 5DP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Joss Andrews
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Coventry East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 683
- URN
- 103672
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476689558
About this school
Broad Heath Community Primary School is a community primary school in Coventry. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 683 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Broad Heath Community 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- 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 | 89 | 93 | 91 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 67% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 9% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 74% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 75% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 77% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Broad Heath Community 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 | 72% | 52.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 54.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 56.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 684 |
| 2023/24 | 687 |
| 2024/25 | 685 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Broad Heath Community Primary School compares
Broad Heath Community Primary School ranked 52nd of 83 primary schools in Coventry for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 5.7% | 32.1% | 683 | — |
| Stanton Bridge Primary School | 77% | 6.2% | 38.2% | 413 | 0.3 miles |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School | 62% | 4.9% | 40.2% | 232 | 0.3 miles |
| John Gulson Primary School | 67% | 6.9% | 34.1% | 496 | 0.5 miles |
| Edgewick Community Primary School | 44% | 5.6% | 40.6% | 433 | 0.5 miles |
| Frederick Bird Academy | 44% | 9.7% | 49.1% | 855 | 0.6 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
-
Graded inspection report13 January 2026
- 12 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.07%
- English as an additional language
- 60%
- Overall absence
- 5.71%
- Persistent absence
- 14.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stanton Bridge Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
John Gulson Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Edgewick Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Frederick Bird Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Coventry
Other schools in Coventry
Broad Heath Community Primary School ranks 56th 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
- Cannon Park Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Broad Heath Community Primary School teach?
- Broad Heath Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Coventry.
- Who is the headteacher of Broad Heath Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Broad Heath Community Primary School is Mr Joss Andrews, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Broad Heath Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Broad Heath Community 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 Broad Heath Community Primary School?
- Broad Heath Community Primary School has 683 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Broad Heath Community Primary School full?
- Broad Heath Community Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 683 on roll (108%), 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 Broad Heath Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Broad Heath Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Broad Heath Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Broad Heath Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Broad Heath Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Broad Heath Community Primary School compare with other schools in Coventry?
- Broad Heath Community Primary School ranked 52nd of 83 primary schools in Coventry for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Broad Heath Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Broad Heath Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Broad Heath Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Broad Heath Community 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.