Richard Lee Primary School
The Drive, Wyken, Coventry, CV2 5FU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CASTLE PHOENIX TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jenny Stafford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Castle Phoenix Trust
- Constituency
- Coventry East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 489
- Pupils on roll
- 351
- URN
- 146393
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476658800
About this school
Richard Lee Primary School is a primary academy in Coventry. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 351 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Richard Lee 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
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
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- 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 | 86 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 59% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 69% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 78% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 71% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Richard Lee 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 | 55% | 52.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 54.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 56.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 468 |
| 2023/24 | 430 |
| 2024/25 | 406 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Richard Lee Primary School compares
Richard Lee Primary School ranked 62nd of 83 primary schools in Coventry for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 6.6% | 26% | 351 | — |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School | 77% | 4.5% | 23.7% | 214 | 0.2 miles |
| Ravensdale Primary School | 64% | 4.9% | 14.1% | 454 | 0.4 miles |
| Clifford Bridge Academy | 64% | 5.1% | 9.8% | 430 | 0.6 miles |
| Ernesford Grange Primary School | 68% | 5.2% | 12.1% | 451 | 0.7 miles |
| Wyken Croft Primary School | 62% | 6% | 19.7% | 899 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report27 January 2026
- 10 May 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.97%
- English as an additional language
- 39.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.63%
- Persistent absence
- 22.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Ravensdale Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Clifford Bridge Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Ernesford Grange Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Wyken Croft Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Coventry
Other schools in Coventry
Richard Lee Primary School ranks 70th 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 Richard Lee Primary School teach?
- Richard Lee Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Coventry.
- Who is the headteacher of Richard Lee Primary School?
- The headteacher of Richard Lee Primary School is Mrs Jenny Stafford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Richard Lee Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Richard Lee 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 Richard Lee Primary School?
- Richard Lee Primary School has 351 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Richard Lee Primary School full?
- Richard Lee Primary School has capacity for 489 pupils and 351 on roll (72%), 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 Richard Lee Primary School a faith school?
- No. Richard Lee Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Richard Lee Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Richard Lee Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Richard Lee Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Richard Lee Primary School is part of CASTLE PHOENIX TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Richard Lee Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Richard Lee Primary School compare with other schools in Coventry?
- Richard Lee Primary School ranked 62nd of 83 primary schools in Coventry for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Richard Lee Primary School's absence rate?
- Richard Lee Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Richard Lee Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Richard Lee 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 10 July 2026.