Balsall Common Primary School, Coventry

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Balsall Common Primary School

Balsall Street East, Balsall Common, Coventry CV7 7FS

https://www.balsallcommonprimary.co.uk/

Balsall Common Primary School is an academy. It has about 700 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In February 2014 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Central Schools Trust. (Damson Wood Nursery and Infant School is also a member.)

Particular strengths include Environment, Finances, Representation and Attendance. Relative weaknesses include Disadvantaged pupils, Progress, Admissions and Attainment.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.7		Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.8		Burton Green Church of England Academy
2.0		Lady Katherine Leveson Church of England Primary School
2.8		Leigh Church of England Academy
3.0		Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School
3.1		St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
3.1		Priors Field Primary School
3.2		Eastern Green Junior School
3.2		St Andrew's Church of England Infant School
3.4		Knowle Church of England Primary Academy
3.4		Templars Primary School
3.5		Limbrick Wood Primary School

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Environment: Excellent. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is quite low.

Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

Attainment: Below average. Maths attainment is below average, reading is about average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is quite high.

Progress: Poor. Progress in maths is poor, in reading it is below average and in writing it is poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Poor. Progress in maths, reading and writing are all poor.

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