SchoolFacts.uk

St Osburg's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Coventry · CV1 4AP

Data updated

⇄ Compare with another school
Good

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

We show the lowest of the four areas Ofsted did judge, listed below. Why some schools have no overall grade →

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 8 April 2025

Read the Ofsted report ↗

At a glance

222 pupils · 106% of 210 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
25.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
47.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
23.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.st-osburgs.coventry.sch.uk
URN
103711

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 30 families named it first for 30 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold 4 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2023 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 8 April 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

30 places offered · 30 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Criterion 8 (non-catholic children)
0.599 miles

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

29 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
62%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
3%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school62%
Median of its 12 closest peers61.5%
Coventry average60.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolPlymouth · 180 miles awayGood64%
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, PrestonPreston · 106 miles awayGood41%
English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary SchoolLondon · 87 miles awayExpected standard63%
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, BeestonLeeds · 94 miles awayOutstanding69%
St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary AcademyNottingham · 42 miles awayGood41%
St Mary's RC Primary SchoolManchester · 83 miles awayGood67%
St Gregory's Catholic Primary SchoolCoventry · 3 miles awayGood77%
Our Lady's RC Primary SchoolHereford · 57 miles awayNeeds attention60%
St Gregory's Catholic Primary SchoolNorthampton · 30 miles awayGood63%
John Shelton Community Primary SchoolCoventry · 3 miles awayNo current grade37%
Holy Trinity Catholic Primary SchoolBilston · 26 miles awayGood38%
Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-LyneAshton-under-Lyne · 78 miles awayNeeds attention57%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Black African 35% (Coventry 14%, England 5%) · White British 18% (Coventry 37%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 15% (Coventry 12%, England 4%) · Any other White background 12% (Coventry 8%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Coventry 6%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 4% (Coventry 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Coventry 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Coventry 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Coventry 2%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Coventry 3%, England 3%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Coventry 1%, England 1%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Coventry 1%, England 0%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Coventry 0%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
13.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Coventry: 3.39 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

Suspensions and exclusions, last three years Premium

Premium shows the same figures for each of the last three years.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

27.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 29.7 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £54,377; 25% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

Vacancies, sickness and pay, last three years Premium

Premium shows the same figures for each of the last three years.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,539
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 12% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 5% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £116,544; in-year balance -£12,057

Spending and reserves, last three years Premium

Premium shows the same figures for each of the last three years.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher33.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications21.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work16.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways29.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health44%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier14.8%62.3%
Social housing40.2%17.1%
Privately rented44.6%20.5%
Detached houses2.3%22.9%
Flats83.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms6.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van60.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01009632 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£176,500353 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£137,000–£215,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (34)£225,000
Terraced (175)£190,000
Flat (140)£135,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
6an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
50an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
6an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

Nearby schools