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John Shelton Community Primary School

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

personMrs Janine Storer

location_onCoventry, CV6 4JP

language Visit Website phone 2476686063

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

238

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Expected Standard

37%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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John Shelton Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Coventry, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 95% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

John Shelton Community Primary School is a community school in Coventry, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 246 pupils on roll, of whom 29% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 37% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #79 of 82 primaries in Coventry and #13,058 of 14,143 nationally.

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

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.9 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

37%

LA 57%

Reading67% LA 70%

Writing47% LA 67%

Maths53% LA 68%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading75% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing81% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading83% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths80% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA -0.7

-2.1 to 2.5

-0.4

Write

LA -0.8

-2.6 to 1.8

2.5

Maths

LA -0.2

0.4 to 4.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading70% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -0.5

-2.6 to 2.1

0.8

Write

LA -0.6

-1.3 to 3.0

2.8

Maths

LA 0.0

0.8 to 4.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 60%

Reading88% LA 70%

Writing83% LA 75%

Maths88% LA 72%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.5

Read

LA -0.4

2 to 7

0.4

Write

LA -0.9

-1.9 to 2.7

Maths

LA -0.3

0.8 to 5.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-06-23

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

2.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.0%(5 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 246 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.0%, 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)	246	5	2.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	235	4	1.7%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	248	4	1.6%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	240	4	1.7%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	233	5	2.1%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	242	6	2.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	238	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	238	1	0.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	242	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	242	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	241	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	245	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	246	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	246	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	243	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	243	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	243	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	245	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	245	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	241	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	236	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	232	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	230	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	229	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	220	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	221	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 27 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils