Balsall Common Primary School

Primary
Academy
Ages 3 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding

Balsall Street East, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7FSOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Balsall Common Primary School is a primary school in Coventry for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 89 schools in Solihull. It ranks 2nd of 92 primary schools in Coventry. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 14 January 2025, report published 11 February 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Good
Early years provision: Outstanding
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

86 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths76%

76%, 14 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths13%

13%, 5 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score108

108, 2 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score106

106, 1 above the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score107

107, 2 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

665 pupils on roll, with places for 630

Eligible for free school meals8%

8%, 18.5 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language5%

5%, 16.6 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support9.8%

9.8%, 5 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan1.4%

1.4%, 4.6 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Balsall Common Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	2 miles	Ofsted: Good	70% met the expected standard
Burton Green Church of England Academy	2 miles	Ofsted: Good	82% met the expected standard
Lady Katherine Leveson Church of England Primary School	2 miles	Ofsted: Good	86% met the expected standard
Leigh Church of England Academy	3 miles	Report card: Needs attention to expected standard	52% met the expected standard
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School	3 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good	43% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Academy converter
Sector: Academy
Trust: CENTRAL SCHOOLS TRUST
Age range: 3 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: Yes
Headteacher: Mr Mark Mitchell
Phone: 01676532254
Website: balsallcommonprimary.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Balsall Street East, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7FS
Local authority: Solihull
URN: 138536

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.