The Canons C of E Primary School
Derwent Road, Bedworth, CV12 8RT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michaela Fallon
- Diocese
- Diocese of Coventry
- Constituency
- North Warwickshire and Bedworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 628
- URN
- 125689
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476312220
About this school
The Canons C of E Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Bedworth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 628 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Canons C of E 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 88 | 92 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 74% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 11% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 86% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 82% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 86% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 The Canons C of E 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 | 75% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 624 |
| 2023/24 | 629 |
| 2024/25 | 612 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Canons C of E Primary School compares
The Canons C of E Primary School ranked 33rd of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 4.9% | 22.1% | 628 | — |
| Race Leys Infant School | — | 6.5% | 40.3% | 148 | 0.4 miles |
| Race Leys Junior School | 81% | 6.7% | 41.2% | 217 | 0.5 miles |
| St Francis Catholic Academy | 72% | 4.2% | 20.7% | 209 | 0.5 miles |
| Exhall Cedars Infant School | — | 7.6% | 39.8% | 123 | 0.6 miles |
| All Saints Bedworth CofE Academy | 63% | 5.7% | 47.7% | 200 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.06%
- English as an additional language
- 6.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.87%
- Persistent absence
- 12.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Race Leys Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Bedworth
-
Race Leys Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Bedworth
-
St Francis Catholic Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Bedworth
-
Exhall Cedars Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
All Saints Bedworth CofE Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Bedworth
Other schools in Bedworth
The Canons C of E Primary School ranks 2nd of the 8 ranked primary schools in Bedworth.
- All Saints Bedworth CofE Academy Primary
- Arden Forest Infant School Primary
- Goodyers End Primary School Primary
- Newdigate Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Race Leys Infant School Primary
- Race Leys Junior School Primary
- St Francis Catholic Academy Primary
- St James' CofE Academy Primary
- St Michael's Church of England Academy Primary
- Bedworth Heath Nursery School Nursery
- Nicholas Chamberlaine School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does The Canons C of E Primary School teach?
- The Canons C of E Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bedworth.
- Who is the headteacher of The Canons C of E Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Canons C of E Primary School is Mrs Michaela Fallon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Canons C of E Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Canons C of E 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 The Canons C of E Primary School?
- The Canons C of E Primary School has 628 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Canons C of E Primary School full?
- The Canons C of E Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 628 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 The Canons C of E Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. The Canons C of E Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Coventry.
- Does The Canons C of E Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Canons C of E Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have The Canons C of E Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Canons C of E Primary School compare with other schools in Warwickshire?
- The Canons C of E Primary School ranked 33rd of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Canons C of E Primary School's absence rate?
- The Canons C of E Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Canons C of E Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Canons C of E 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.