Sidney Stringer Primary Academy
Bath Street, Coventry, CV1 5GU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SIDNEY STRINGER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma McCann
- Sponsor
- Sidney Stringer Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Coventry South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 416
- URN
- 141938
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476627405
About this school
Sidney Stringer Primary Academy is a primary academy in Coventry. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 416 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sidney Stringer Primary Academy, 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 59 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 66% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 5% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 80% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 80% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 78% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Sidney Stringer Primary Academy 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 | 74% | 52.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 54.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 56.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 419 |
| 2023/24 | 425 |
| 2024/25 | 421 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sidney Stringer Primary Academy compares
Sidney Stringer Primary Academy ranked 18th of 83 primary schools in Coventry for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 5.7% | 47.5% | 416 | — |
| St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School | 63% | 5.3% | 43.3% | 345 | 0.2 miles |
| John Gulson Primary School | 67% | 6.9% | 34.1% | 496 | 0.3 miles |
| Southfields Primary School | 71% | 3.7% | 36.6% | 450 | 0.4 miles |
| Frederick Bird Academy | 44% | 9.7% | 49.1% | 855 | 0.6 miles |
| Broad Heath Community Primary School | 58% | 5.7% | 32.1% | 683 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.51%
- English as an additional language
- 52.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.68%
- Persistent absence
- 16.58%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
John Gulson Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Southfields Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Frederick Bird Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Broad Heath Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Coventry
Other schools in Coventry
Sidney Stringer Primary Academy ranks 20th 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 Sidney Stringer Primary Academy teach?
- Sidney Stringer Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Coventry.
- Who is the headteacher of Sidney Stringer Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Sidney Stringer Primary Academy is Mrs Emma McCann, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sidney Stringer Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sidney Stringer Primary Academy, 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 Sidney Stringer Primary Academy?
- Sidney Stringer Primary Academy has 416 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sidney Stringer Primary Academy full?
- Sidney Stringer Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 416 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sidney Stringer Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Sidney Stringer Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Sidney Stringer Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sidney Stringer Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Sidney Stringer Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Sidney Stringer Primary Academy is part of SIDNEY STRINGER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sidney Stringer Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sidney Stringer Primary Academy compare with other schools in Coventry?
- Sidney Stringer Primary Academy ranked 18th of 83 primary schools in Coventry for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sidney Stringer Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Sidney Stringer Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sidney Stringer Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sidney Stringer Primary Academy'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 2 July 2026.