Howes Community Primary School
Palermo Avenue, Cheylesmore, Coventry, CV3 5EH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Zoe Cook
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Coventry South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 182
- URN
- 134426
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476411711
About this school
Howes Community Primary School is a community primary school in Coventry. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 182 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Howes Community 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. 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
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 23 | 26 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 30% | 54% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 4% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 43% | 73% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 43% | 65% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 43% | 69% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
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 Howes Community 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 | 30% | 52.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 54.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 56.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 152 |
| 2023/24 | 177 |
| 2024/25 | 182 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Howes Community Primary School compares
Howes Community Primary School ranked 45th of 83 primary schools in Coventry for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 7.9% | 30.8% | 182 | — |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | 73% | 5.2% | 17.3% | 268 | 0.3 miles |
| Manor Park Primary School | 83% | 4.5% | 13% | 717 | 0.5 miles |
| Whitley Abbey Primary School | 65% | 5.9% | 29.5% | 403 | 0.7 miles |
| Grange Farm Primary School | 76% | 3.8% | 4.3% | 401 | 0.8 miles |
| Stivichall Primary School | 80% | 3.6% | 5.4% | 533 | 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)
- 30.77%
- English as an additional language
- 43.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.89%
- Persistent absence
- 24.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Manor Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Whitley Abbey Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Grange Farm Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Stivichall Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Coventry
Other schools in Coventry
Howes Community Primary School ranks 49th 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 ages does Howes Community Primary School teach?
- Howes Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Coventry.
- Who is the headteacher of Howes Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Howes Community Primary School is Mrs Zoe Cook, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Howes Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Howes Community 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 Howes Community Primary School?
- Howes Community Primary School has 182 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Howes Community Primary School full?
- Howes Community Primary School has capacity for 180 pupils and 182 on roll (101%), 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 Howes Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Howes Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Howes Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Howes Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Howes Community Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Howes Community Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Howes Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 30% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Howes Community Primary School compare with other schools in Coventry?
- Howes Community Primary School ranked 45th of 83 primary schools in Coventry for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Howes Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Howes Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Howes Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Howes Community 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 1 July 2026.