Exhall Cedars Infant School
Exhall Cedars Infant School, Trenance Road, Exhall, Bedworth, Coventry, CV7 9FJOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Exhall Cedars Infant School is a primary school in Coventry for ages 4 to 7. It is one of the 284 schools in Warwickshire. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 11 June 2024, report published 3 July 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 11 June 2024
There is a warm welcome from pupils and staff at this inclusive school. The school's values of kindness, respect, honesty, resilience and nurture underpin much of what happens here. They contribute to the school being a happy and vibrant learning environment where pupils start their education. Staff want the absolute best for pupils. Positive relationships contribute directly to how happy and safe pupils feel. Across the curriculum, pupils do well because adults support them skilfully and have high expectations. For pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), expectations are equally high. Teachers carefully adapt lessons to make the learning accessible. There are high expectations of behaviour here. Pupils meet these consistently well. They are polite, courteous and confident. The school helps them to become independent and resilient from a very early age. Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes in class and in the school's exciting outdoor spaces. Everyone is enormously proud of the unique and extensive outdoor provision. The contribution this makes to the curriculum and to pupils' development is significant. Pupils become risk-takers and problem-solvers in safe, engaging environments. They learn to work together harmoniously and this contributes strongly to calm, purposeful playtimes and lessons.
What the school should improve
- Adults do not model written or spoken language as precisely as they could in some lessons. This means they miss opportunities to further develop pupils' language and vocabulary. The school should ensure all staff demonstrate precision when speaking to, and writing with, pupils so that high expectations are made explicit to pupils at all times.
- A number of pupils are absent from school too often. This means they miss out on valuable lessons and so find accessing future learning more difficult. The school should further explore alternative ways of engaging with parents so that they bring their children to school every day and on time.
Pupil numbers and mix
123 pupils on roll, with places for 180
Schools near Exhall Cedars Infant School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exhall Junior School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Not published |
| The Canons C of E Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted judgements: Outstanding | 75% met the expected standard |
| Goodyers End Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 60% met the expected standard |
| All Saints Bedworth CofE Academy | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 63% met the expected standard |
| Race Leys Infant School | 1 mile | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sharon Hillyard
- Phone
- 02476316034
- Address
- Exhall Cedars Infant School, Trenance Road, Exhall, Bedworth, Coventry, CV7 9FJ
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- URN
- 130898
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.