Binley Woods Primary School
Coombe Drive, Binley Woods, Coventry, CV3 2QU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Sharp
- Constituency
- Rugby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 182
- URN
- 130886
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476543754
About this school
Binley Woods Primary School is a community primary school in Coventry. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 182 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 | 28 | 25 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 48% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 8% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 68% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 60% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 64% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.10 | - | - |
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 Binley Woods 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 | 46% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 179 |
| 2023/24 | 185 |
| 2024/25 | 182 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Binley Woods Primary School compares
Binley Woods Primary School ranked 79th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 4.9% | 19.8% | 182 | — |
| Wolston St Margaret's CofE Primary School | 67% | 4.2% | 11.2% | 207 | 1.1 miles |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Academy | 39% | 7.3% | 37.2% | 207 | 1.7 miles |
| Clifford Bridge Academy | 64% | 5.1% | 9.8% | 430 | 1.8 miles |
| Ernesford Grange Primary School | 68% | 5.2% | 12.1% | 451 | 1.9 miles |
| Sowe Valley Primary School | 62% | 6.3% | 42.5% | 210 | 2.0 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)
- 19.78%
- English as an additional language
- 7.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.91%
- Persistent absence
- 12.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wolston St Margaret's CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
St Bartholomew's Church of England Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Clifford Bridge Academy1.8 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Ernesford Grange Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Sowe Valley Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Coventry
Other schools in Coventry
Binley Woods Primary School ranks 35th 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
- Bournebrook CofE Primary School Primary
- Broad Heath Community Primary School Primary
- Cannon Park Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Binley Woods Primary School teach?
- Binley Woods Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Coventry.
- Who is the headteacher of Binley Woods Primary School?
- The headteacher of Binley Woods Primary School is Mrs Karen Sharp, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Binley Woods Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Binley Woods 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 Binley Woods Primary School?
- Binley Woods Primary School has 182 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Binley Woods Primary School full?
- Binley Woods Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 182 on roll (87%), so it has space against 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 Binley Woods Primary School a faith school?
- No. Binley Woods Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Binley Woods Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Binley Woods Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Binley Woods Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Binley Woods Primary School rank locally?
- Binley Woods Primary School ranked 79th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Binley Woods Primary School's absence rate?
- Binley Woods 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 Binley Woods Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Binley Woods 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.