Seva School
Link House, Eden Road, Coventry, CV2 2TB
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Sikh
- Trust
- SEVAK EDUCATION TRUST LTD
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Sukhjinder Sanghera
- Constituency
- Coventry East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,450
- Pupils on roll
- 736
- URN
- 141104
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02477987619
About this school
Seva School is a Sikh all-through academy in Coventry. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 736 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 | 50 | 56 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 66% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 5% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 75% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 79% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 80% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.70 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 53 | 68 | 65 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.3 | 44.4 | 44.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.40 -0.02 to +0.81 | +0.64 +0.24 to +1.03 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | 45.6% | 43.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 67.6% | 67.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 28% | 30.9% | 41.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Seva 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 | 72% | 52.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 54.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 56.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Coventry average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.3 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.4 | 36.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.4 | 36.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 630 |
| 2023/24 | 705 |
| 2024/25 | 702 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Seva School compares
Seva School ranked 10th of 22 secondary schools in Coventry for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 55% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.4 | 6.5% | 13.5% | 736 | — |
| Whittle Academy | — | 6.5% | 25.7% | 238 | 0.4 miles |
| Grace Academy Coventry | 43.2 | 9.9% | 46.3% | 1,051 | 0.5 miles |
| SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School | — | 5.6% | 16.2% | 197 | 0.6 miles |
| Walsgrave Church of England Academy | — | 5.6% | 12.8% | 444 | 0.7 miles |
| Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School | 46.6 | 10.4% | 36.9% | 1,406 | 0.8 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)
- 13.53%
- English as an additional language
- 65.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.49%
- Persistent absence
- 19.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whittle Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Grace Academy Coventry0.5 miles
Secondary · Coventry
-
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Walsgrave Church of England Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School0.8 miles
Secondary · Coventry
Other schools in Coventry
Seva School ranks 17th of the 93 ranked primary schools in Coventry, and Seva School ranks 11th of the 24 ranked secondary schools in Coventry.
- Hillfields Nursery School Nursery
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Seva School teach?
- Seva School teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is an all-through school in Coventry.
- Who is the headteacher of Seva School?
- The headteacher of Seva School is Headteacher Sukhjinder Sanghera, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Seva School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Seva 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 Seva School?
- Seva School has 736 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Seva School full?
- Seva School has capacity for 1,450 pupils and 736 on roll (51%), 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 Seva School a faith school?
- Yes. Seva School is designated Sikh.
- Does Seva School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Seva School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Seva School?
- Seva School is part of SEVAK EDUCATION TRUST LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Seva School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Seva School rank locally?
- Seva School ranked 10th of 22 secondary schools in Coventry for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 55% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Seva School's absence rate?
- Seva School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Seva School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Seva 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.