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Arley Primary Academy

Primary · Coventry · CV7 8HB

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At a glance

201 pupils · 64% of 315 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
44% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
5.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
26.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.arleyprimaryschool.co.uk
URN
150353

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 27 families named it first for 29 Reception places, 0.93 first choices per place. We hold 6 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2021 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.93 first-choice applications per place

29 places offered · 27 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

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.

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
54%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
4%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
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 school54%
Median of its 12 closest peers59%
Warwickshire average62.3%
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
Mary Swanwick Primary SchoolChesterfield · 53 miles awayGood72%
St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolRuncorn · 74 miles awayGood58%
Heather Garth Primary School AcademyRotherham · 71 miles awayNeeds attention63%
Blackgates Primary AcademyWakefield · 85 miles awayGood50%
Jarrow Cross CofE Primary SchoolJarrow · 171 miles awayGood65%
Brickhouse Primary SchoolRowley Regis · 21 miles awayGood47%
Plains Farm AcademySunderland · 165 miles awayNo current grade65%
New Silksworth Academy JuniorSunderland · 164 miles awayGood51%
Tillington Manor Primary SchoolStafford · 32 miles awayNeeds attention60%
St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery SchoolWidnes · 77 miles awayGood72%
Larkrise Primary SchoolChelmsford · 103 miles awayGood41%
Sherburn Primary SchoolDurham · 157 miles awayGood (2016)57%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 82% (Warwickshire 68%, England 60%) · Any other White background 6% (Warwickshire 8%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Warwickshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Warwickshire 3%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Warwickshire 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Warwickshire 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Warwickshire 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 2% (Warwickshire 1%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 1% (Warwickshire 7%, England 4%) · 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)
6.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
23.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

9.86 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Warwickshire: 3.32 suspensions and 0.07 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
23.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

71% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 20% moved to another state school · 8% 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)

46.2% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.2 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 £48,437; 36.4% 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£6,913
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 77% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 10% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£31,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher22.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications23.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work26.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways20.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health44.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier63.5%62.3%
Social housing21.8%17.1%
Privately rented14.7%20.5%
Detached houses20%22.9%
Flats3.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms15.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van12%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01031005 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£177,50072 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£154,000–£296,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (18)£377,500
Semi-detached (14)£190,000
Terraced (40)£160,000

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
1a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
4a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
1a rural school averages 0.9

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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