Exhall Cedars Infant School
Exhall Cedars Infant School, Trenance Road, Exhall, Coventry, CV7 9FJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sharon Hillyard
- Constituency
- North Warwickshire and Bedworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 123
- URN
- 130898
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476316034
About this school
Exhall Cedars Infant School is a community primary school in Coventry. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 123 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
Trends over time
How Exhall Cedars Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 108 |
| 2023/24 | 125 |
| 2024/25 | 123 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Exhall Cedars Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.6% | 39.8% | 123 | — |
| Exhall Junior School | — | — | — | 151 | 0.4 miles |
| The Canons C of E Primary School | 75% | 4.9% | 22.1% | 628 | 0.6 miles |
| Goodyers End Primary School | 60% | 7.5% | 31% | 391 | 0.7 miles |
| All Saints Bedworth CofE Academy | 63% | 5.7% | 47.7% | 200 | 0.8 miles |
| Race Leys Infant School | — | 6.5% | 40.3% | 148 | 1.0 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)
- 39.84%
- English as an additional language
- 33.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.64%
- Persistent absence
- 27.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Exhall Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Warwickshire
-
The Canons C of E Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bedworth
-
Goodyers End Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bedworth
-
All Saints Bedworth CofE Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Bedworth
-
Race Leys Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Bedworth
Other 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 Exhall Cedars Infant School teach?
- Exhall Cedars Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Coventry.
- Who is the headteacher of Exhall Cedars Infant School?
- The headteacher of Exhall Cedars Infant School is Mrs Sharon Hillyard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Exhall Cedars Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Exhall Cedars Infant 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 Exhall Cedars Infant School?
- Exhall Cedars Infant School has 123 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Exhall Cedars Infant School full?
- Exhall Cedars Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 123 on roll (68%), 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 Exhall Cedars Infant School a faith school?
- No. Exhall Cedars Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Exhall Cedars Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Exhall Cedars Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Exhall Cedars Infant School's absence rate?
- Exhall Cedars Infant School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Exhall Cedars Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Exhall Cedars Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.