Good Shepherd Catholic School
Spring Road, Foleshill, Coventry, CV6 7FN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Kirby
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Coventry East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 227
- URN
- 142197
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476689392
About this school
Good Shepherd Catholic School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Coventry. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 227 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 60% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 3% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 67% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 83% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 63% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Good Shepherd Catholic 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 | 63% | 52.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 54.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 56.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 236 |
| 2023/24 | 244 |
| 2024/25 | 242 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Good Shepherd Catholic School compares
Good Shepherd Catholic School ranked 13th of 83 primary schools in Coventry for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% 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 | 71% | 5.4% | 23.4% | 227 | — |
| Little Heath Primary School | — | — | — | 191 | 0.0 miles |
| Courthouse Green Primary School | 62% | 6.4% | 34.7% | 711 | 0.4 miles |
| St Laurences CofE Primary School | 64% | 5.2% | 35.9% | 403 | 0.4 miles |
| Edgewick Community Primary School | 44% | 5.6% | 40.6% | 433 | 0.4 miles |
| Holbrook Primary School | 41% | 6.2% | 37.7% | 608 | 0.5 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)
- 23.36%
- English as an additional language
- 40.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.41%
- Persistent absence
- 19.05%
Location
Nearby schools
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Little Heath Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Coventry
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Courthouse Green Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Coventry
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St Laurences CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Coventry
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Edgewick Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Holbrook Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Coventry
Other schools in Coventry
Good Shepherd Catholic School ranks 14th 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 Good Shepherd Catholic School teach?
- Good Shepherd Catholic School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Coventry.
- Who is the headteacher of Good Shepherd Catholic School?
- The headteacher of Good Shepherd Catholic School is Mr Michael Kirby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Good Shepherd Catholic School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Good Shepherd Catholic 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 Good Shepherd Catholic School?
- Good Shepherd Catholic School has 227 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Good Shepherd Catholic School full?
- Good Shepherd Catholic School has capacity for 210 pupils and 227 on roll (108%), 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 Good Shepherd Catholic School a faith school?
- Yes. Good Shepherd Catholic School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does Good Shepherd Catholic School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Good Shepherd Catholic School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Good Shepherd Catholic School?
- Good Shepherd Catholic School is part of THE ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Good Shepherd Catholic School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Good Shepherd Catholic School rank locally?
- Good Shepherd Catholic School ranked 13th of 83 primary schools in Coventry for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% 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 Good Shepherd Catholic School's absence rate?
- Good Shepherd Catholic School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Good Shepherd Catholic School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Good Shepherd Catholic 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 2 July 2026.