Stanton Bridge Primary School
Oliver Street, Foleshill, Coventry, CV6 5TY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GROWTH ACADEMY TRUST LTD
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sofina Islam OBE
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Coventry East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 413
- URN
- 143177
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476688992
About this school
Stanton Bridge Primary School is a primary academy in Coventry. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 413 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 56 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 57% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 4% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 68% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 68% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 73% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.20 | - | - |
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 Stanton Bridge 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 | 72% | 52.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 54.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 56.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 431 |
| 2023/24 | 435 |
| 2024/25 | 443 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stanton Bridge Primary School compares
Stanton Bridge Primary School ranked 8th of 83 primary schools in Coventry for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 6.2% | 38.2% | 413 | — |
| Stoke Heath Primary School | 68% | 5.9% | 46.5% | 494 | 0.3 miles |
| Broad Heath Community Primary School | 58% | 5.7% | 32.1% | 683 | 0.3 miles |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School | 62% | 4.9% | 40.2% | 232 | 0.4 miles |
| Frederick Bird Academy | 44% | 9.7% | 49.1% | 855 | 0.5 miles |
| Edgewick Community Primary School | 44% | 5.6% | 40.6% | 433 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report26 March 2025
- 26 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.15%
- English as an additional language
- 71.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.24%
- Persistent absence
- 23.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stoke Heath Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Broad Heath Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Frederick Bird Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Edgewick Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Coventry
Other schools in Coventry
Stanton Bridge Primary School ranks 8th 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 Stanton Bridge Primary School teach?
- Stanton Bridge Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Coventry.
- Who is the headteacher of Stanton Bridge Primary School?
- The headteacher of Stanton Bridge Primary School is Mrs Sofina Islam OBE, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stanton Bridge Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stanton Bridge 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 Stanton Bridge Primary School?
- Stanton Bridge Primary School has 413 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Stanton Bridge Primary School full?
- Stanton Bridge Primary School has capacity for 472 pupils and 413 on roll (88%), 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 Stanton Bridge Primary School a faith school?
- No. Stanton Bridge Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stanton Bridge Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Stanton Bridge Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Stanton Bridge Primary School?
- Stanton Bridge Primary School is part of GROWTH ACADEMY TRUST LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Stanton Bridge Primary 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 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stanton Bridge Primary School rank locally?
- Stanton Bridge Primary School ranked 8th of 83 primary schools in Coventry for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stanton Bridge Primary School's absence rate?
- Stanton Bridge Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stanton Bridge Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stanton Bridge 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 2 July 2026.