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Radford Primary Academy

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

personMrs Emma McCann

corporate_fareSIDNEY STRINGER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onCoventry, CV6 1HD

language Visit Website phone 2476597234

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

231

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Expected Standard

52%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Radford Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Coventry, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 78% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Radford Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Coventry, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of SIDNEY STRINGER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 226 pupils on roll, of whom 49% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #43 of 82 primaries in Coventry and #7,849 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.5 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

52%

LA 57%

Reading67% LA 70%

Writing67% LA 67%

Maths73% LA 68%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading66% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing72% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths76% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading69% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths69% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA -0.7

-3.6 to 1.0

-1.4

Write

LA -0.8

-3.6 to 0.8

-0.1

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.2 to 2.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading44% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths59% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA -0.5

-2.5 to 2.4

2.3

Write

LA -0.6

0.0 to 4.5

-1.7

Maths

LA 0.0

-3.8 to 0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 60%

Reading59% LA 70%

Writing72% LA 75%

Maths66% LA 72%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA -0.4

-0.5 to 4.1

0.9

Write

LA -0.9

-1.3 to 3.1

1.9

Maths

LA -0.3

-0.2 to 4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

18 October 2022

Inspection Report

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08 June 2021

Inspection Report

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30 March 2021

Inspection Report

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30 January 2019

Inspection Report

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14 September 2017

Inspection Report

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18 October 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2022-10-18

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-01-30

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-09-14

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2016-10-18

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-03-12

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Inadequate

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

2.2%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(2 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 226 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.2%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	226	5	2.2%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	226	2	0.9%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	240	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	236	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	233	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	234	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	231	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	229	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	235	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	227	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	216	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	233	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	231	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	225	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	220	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	220	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	215	3	1.4%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	222	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	223	4	1.8%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	218	5	2.3%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	231	4	1.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	224	5	2.2%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	214	8	3.7%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	230	11	4.8%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	225	6	2.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	221	7	3.2%	0.5%	0

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 17 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 14 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils