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Sowe Valley Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss E White

location_onCoventry, CV3 2QX

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

215

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Expected Standard

62%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Sowe Valley Primary School is a Community school primary school in Coventry, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 56% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Sowe Valley Primary School is a community school in Coventry, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 238 pupils on roll, of whom 43% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #21 of 82 primaries in Coventry and #4,893 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 57%

Reading66% LA 70%

Writing72% LA 67%

Maths69% LA 68%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading63% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing63% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths77% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading66% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing62% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths62% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA -0.7

-3.5 to 1.2

-0.8

Write

LA -0.8

-3.0 to 1.5

-0.5

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.8 to 1.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading69% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths79% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA -0.5

-4.5 to 0.0

0.4

Write

LA -0.6

-1.7 to 2.5

-1.6

Maths

LA 0.0

-3.6 to 0.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 60%

Reading77% LA 70%

Writing77% LA 75%

Maths80% LA 72%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1

Read

LA -0.4

-3.1 to 1.1

-2.3

Write

LA -0.9

-4.4 to -0.2

-0.9

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.8 to 1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

03 November 2021

Inspection Report

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13 September 2016

Inspection Report

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27 March 2014

Inspection Report

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26 March 2012

Inspection Report

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03 February 2011

Inspection Report

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26 March 2009

Inspection Report

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17 January 2006

Inspection Report

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04 July 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-09-13

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-03-27

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 238 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	238	1	0.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	235	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	238	3	1.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	230	4	1.7%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	216	2	0.9%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	226	1	0.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	215	3	1.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	195	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	195	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	193	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	191	1	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	199	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	197	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	198	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	192	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	192	3	1.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	190	3	1.6%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	198	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	201	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 25 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils