Spon Gate Primary School
Upper Spon Street, Coventry, CV1 3BQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Jamie Wingrove
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Coventry North West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 224
- URN
- 131241
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476226031
About this school
Spon Gate Primary School is a community primary school in Coventry. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 224 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 | 54 | 50 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 22% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 41% | 50% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 48% | 38% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 58% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 98.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -9.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
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 Spon Gate 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 | 15% | 52.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 22% | 54.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 56.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 270 |
| 2023/24 | 260 |
| 2024/25 | 235 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Spon Gate Primary School compares
Spon Gate Primary School ranked 72nd of 83 primary schools in Coventry for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 5.4% | 56.2% | 224 | — |
| St Osburg's Catholic Primary School | 62% | 4.4% | 23.3% | 222 | 0.2 miles |
| Moseley Primary School | 76% | 4.8% | 26.3% | 571 | 0.5 miles |
| Hearsall Community Academy | 34% | 7.1% | 28.7% | 433 | 0.5 miles |
| Earlsdon Primary School | 63% | 4.7% | 14% | 416 | 0.6 miles |
| All Souls' Catholic Primary School | 65% | 4.1% | 8.1% | 237 | 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)
- 56.19%
- English as an additional language
- 68.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.43%
- Persistent absence
- 15.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Osburg's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Moseley Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Hearsall Community Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Earlsdon Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
All Souls' Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Coventry
Other schools in Coventry
Spon Gate Primary School ranks 80th 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 Spon Gate Primary School teach?
- Spon Gate Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Coventry.
- Who is the headteacher of Spon Gate Primary School?
- The headteacher of Spon Gate Primary School is Mr Jamie Wingrove, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Spon Gate Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Spon Gate 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 Spon Gate Primary School?
- Spon Gate Primary School has 224 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Spon Gate Primary School full?
- Spon Gate Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 224 on roll (107%), 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 Spon Gate Primary School a faith school?
- No. Spon Gate Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Spon Gate Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Spon Gate Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Spon Gate Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 15% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Spon Gate Primary School rank locally?
- Spon Gate Primary School ranked 72nd of 83 primary schools in Coventry for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Spon Gate Primary School's absence rate?
- Spon Gate Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Spon Gate Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Spon Gate 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.