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Joseph Cash Primary School

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

personMrs Helen Nelson

location_onCoventry, CV6 3FS

language Visit Website phone 2476594851

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

480

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Expected Standard

65%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Joseph Cash Primary School is a Community school primary school in Coventry, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 48% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Joseph Cash Primary School is a community school in Coventry, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 510 pupils on roll, of whom 41% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #28 of 82 primaries in Coventry and #5,574 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 57%

Reading71% LA 70%

Writing73% LA 67%

Maths71% LA 68%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading75% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing68% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths65% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading80% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths85% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA -0.7

0.1 to 3.7

-1.7

Write

LA -0.8

-3.4 to 0.1

2.6

Maths

LA -0.2

0.9 to 4.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading75% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths75% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.7

Read

LA -0.5

3.0 to 6.4

1.4

Write

LA -0.6

-0.1 to 3.0

3.2

Maths

LA 0.0

1.7 to 4.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 60%

Reading78% LA 70%

Writing65% LA 75%

Maths71% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA -0.4

-1 to 2.6

-2.3

Write

LA -0.9

-4 to -0.6

0.7

Maths

LA -0.3

-0.9 to 2.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-06-03

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-07-03

None EIF

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

2.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.8%(9 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 510 pupils. During this period, there were 15 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	510	15	2.9%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	494	15	3.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	494	17	3.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	486	14	2.9%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	471	24	5.1%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	475	35	7.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	480	15	3.1%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	470	20	4.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	478	12	2.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	470	21	4.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	460	13	2.8%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	467	4	0.9%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	459	1	0.2%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	455	8	1.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	468	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	468	17	3.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	462	20	4.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	458	8	1.7%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	460	8	1.7%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	455	6	1.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	450	17	3.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	457	15	3.3%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	448	8	1.8%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	447	10	2.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	453	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	460	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 61 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 27 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 16 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Physical Disability 5 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils