Frederick Bird Academy
Swan Lane, Coventry, CV2 4QQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSPIRE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Porter
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Inspire Education Trust
- Constituency
- Coventry South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 840
- Pupils on roll
- 855
- URN
- 150321
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476221920
About this school
Frederick Bird Academy is a primary academy in Coventry. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 855 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Frederick Bird 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Frederick Bird Primary School (URN 103695).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 119 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 |
Trends over time
How Frederick Bird 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 809 |
| 2024/25 | 870 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Frederick Bird Academy compares
Frederick Bird Academy ranked 74th of 83 primary schools in Coventry for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 9.7% | 49.1% | 855 | — |
| Stoke Heath Primary School | 68% | 5.9% | 46.5% | 494 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School | 63% | 5.3% | 43.3% | 345 | 0.4 miles |
| Stoke Primary School | 60% | 6.6% | 29.3% | 474 | 0.5 miles |
| Stanton Bridge Primary School | 77% | 6.2% | 38.2% | 413 | 0.5 miles |
| Southfields Primary School | 71% | 3.7% | 36.6% | 450 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.07%
- English as an additional language
- 71.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.73%
- Persistent absence
- 39.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stoke Heath Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Coventry
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St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Coventry
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Stoke Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Coventry
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Stanton Bridge Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Coventry
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Southfields Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Coventry
Other schools in Coventry
Frederick Bird Academy ranks 82nd 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 Frederick Bird Academy teach?
- Frederick Bird Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Coventry.
- Who is the headteacher of Frederick Bird Academy?
- The headteacher of Frederick Bird Academy is Mrs Michelle Porter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Frederick Bird Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Frederick Bird 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 Frederick Bird Academy?
- Frederick Bird Academy has 855 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Frederick Bird Academy full?
- Frederick Bird Academy has capacity for 840 pupils and 855 on roll (102%), 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 Frederick Bird Academy a faith school?
- No. Frederick Bird Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Frederick Bird Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Frederick Bird Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Frederick Bird Academy part of an academy trust?
- Frederick Bird Academy is part of INSPIRE EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Frederick Bird Academy compare with other schools in Coventry?
- Frederick Bird Academy ranked 74th of 83 primary schools in Coventry for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Frederick Bird Academy's absence rate?
- Frederick Bird Academy's overall absence rate is 9.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Frederick Bird Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Frederick Bird 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 10 July 2026.