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Corpus Christi Catholic School

Primary · Coventry · CV3 2QP

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 25 October 2023

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At a glance

442 pupils · 105% of 420 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
30.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
46% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
20.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://corpuschristi.coventry.sch.uk/
URN
142195

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 57 families named it first for 60 Reception places, 0.95 first choices per place. We hold 2 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2023 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 25 October 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.95 first-choice applications per place

60 places offered · 57 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. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2023 entry)

Criterion 8 (non-catholic children)
0.989 miles

2023 is the most recent year we hold a cutoff for this school. It describes that year, not 2026.

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
51%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
2%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
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 school51%
Median of its 12 closest peers72%
Coventry average60.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind 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
Haydon Abbey School and Pre-SchoolAylesbury · 48 miles awayRequires improvement58%
Harvills Hawthorn Primary SchoolWest Bromwich · 26 miles awayGood63%
Woodside Primary SchoolCroydon · 91 miles awayGood (2019)77%
Hare Street Community Primary School and NurseryHarlow · 79 miles awayOutstanding85%
Queen's Church of England AcademyNuneaton · 9 miles awayNeeds attention50%
Leagrave Primary SchoolLuton · 54 miles awayOutstanding (2018)91%
Whitemoor Academy (Primary and Nursery)Nottingham · 42 miles awayGood49%
Perry Wood Primary and Nursery SchoolWorcester · 34 miles awayGood82%
Ecclesbourne Primary SchoolThornton Heath · 90 miles awayGood75%
Downderry Primary SchoolBromley · 91 miles awayStrong standard80%
Lime Tree Primary AcademySale · 79 miles awayGood69%
King Athelstan Primary SchoolKingston upon Thames · 84 miles awayGood61%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Black African 46% (Coventry 14%, England 5%) · White British 20% (Coventry 37%, England 60%) · Any other White background 11% (Coventry 8%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 7% (Coventry 12%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black African 4% (Coventry 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Coventry 2%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 2% (Coventry 1%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Coventry 6%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Coventry 3%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Coventry 5%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Coventry 2%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Coventry 0%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%

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)
4.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

3.78 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

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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
23.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

88% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

64% of teachers took sickness absence, 8.3 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 £42,442; 10.5% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£5,853
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 82% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (2%) · catering 0% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£427,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher26.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications23.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work23.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways26.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health42.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier54.1%62.3%
Social housing31.9%17.1%
Privately rented13.7%20.5%
Detached houses12.5%22.9%
Flats33.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms7.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van29.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01032528 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£210,000287 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£175,000–£260,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (33)£290,000
Semi-detached (104)£239,000
Terraced (135)£185,000
Flat (15)£93,000

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
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
6an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an 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

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