Wheelwright Lane Primary School
Wheelwright Lane, Ash Green, Coventry, CV7 9HN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Stacey Perry
- Constituency
- North Warwickshire and Bedworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 222
- Pupils on roll
- 214
- URN
- 125510
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476364505
About this school
Wheelwright Lane Primary School is a community primary school in Coventry. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 214 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 33 | 31 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 68% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 10% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 81% | 96% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 87% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 84% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Wheelwright Lane 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 | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 216 |
| 2023/24 | 216 |
| 2024/25 | 212 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wheelwright Lane Primary School compares
Wheelwright Lane Primary School ranked 116th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire 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 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 4.1% | 17.9% | 214 | — |
| John Shelton Community Primary School | 37% | 6% | 28.9% | 249 | 0.6 miles |
| Goodyers End Primary School | 60% | 7.5% | 31% | 391 | 1.0 miles |
| Parkgate Primary School | 68% | 5.9% | 30.7% | 683 | 1.0 miles |
| Exhall Junior School | — | — | — | 151 | 1.1 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 66% | 4.8% | 15.4% | 459 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.92%
- English as an additional language
- 29.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.13%
- Persistent absence
- 9.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
John Shelton Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Goodyers End Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bedworth
-
Parkgate Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Exhall Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Warwickshire
-
Holy Family Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Coventry
Other schools in Coventry
Wheelwright Lane Primary School ranks 68th 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 year groups does Wheelwright Lane Primary School teach?
- Wheelwright Lane Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Coventry.
- Who is the headteacher of Wheelwright Lane Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wheelwright Lane Primary School is Mrs Stacey Perry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wheelwright Lane Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wheelwright Lane 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 big is Wheelwright Lane Primary School?
- Wheelwright Lane Primary School has 214 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wheelwright Lane Primary School full?
- Wheelwright Lane Primary School has capacity for 222 pupils and 214 on roll (96%), 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 Wheelwright Lane Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wheelwright Lane Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wheelwright Lane Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wheelwright Lane Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Wheelwright Lane Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% 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 Wheelwright Lane Primary School rank locally?
- Wheelwright Lane Primary School ranked 116th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire 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 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wheelwright Lane Primary School's absence rate?
- Wheelwright Lane Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wheelwright Lane Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wheelwright Lane 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 30 June 2026.