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St Osburg's Catholic Primary School

URN
103711
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St Osburg's Catholic Primary School
URN
103711
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

57 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

48

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

52

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#45 of 63 schools in Coventry

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for St Osburg's Catholic Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
13 May 2025
Inspection date
8 April 2025
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 13 May 2025

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Outstanding

    Graded 13 May 2025

  • Personal development

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

30

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

64

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

30

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.13×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Coventry
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Coventry)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.st-osburgs.coventry.sch.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Coventry to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

72.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

76.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

79.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

62.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

CV1 4AP - Upper Hill Street, Coventry, West Midlands

Contact details

Address
Upper Hill Street, Coventry, West Midlands
Postcode
CV1 4AP
Phone
2476227165
Website
www.st-osburgs.coventry.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Coventry
Local authority code
331

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 297 schools in Coventry.

Authority statistics

Total schools

297

Open schools

128

Closed schools

167

Primary schools

188

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 13 May 2025

  • Leadership and management

    Outstanding

    Graded 13 May 2025

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 13 May 2025

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    13 May 20258 April 2025S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 13 May 2025
    18 November 201931 October 2019-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 18 November 2019
    • Inspection

      Published
      13 May 2025
      Inspected
      8 April 2025
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good

      Published
      18 November 2019
      Inspected
      31 October 2019
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    46.9%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 27

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    42

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary188 (63.9%)
    • Secondary42 (14.3%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other64 (21.8%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Spon Gate Primary School346 mPrimaryClosed
    Spon Gate Primary School346 mPrimaryOpen
    BKHS Bablake Preparatory School349 mNot applicableClosed
    Bablake School389 mNot applicableOpen
    Barr's Hill School557 mSecondaryOpen
    Barr's Hill School and Community College557 mSecondaryClosed
    Coventry Technical College644 m16 plusClosed
    Moseley Primary School715 mPrimaryOpen
    Moseley Infant School715 mPrimaryClosed
    Moseley Junior School715 mPrimaryClosed
    • Spon Gate Primary School
      Distance
      346 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Spon Gate Primary School
      Distance
      346 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • BKHS Bablake Preparatory School
      Distance
      349 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Bablake School
      Distance
      389 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Coventry)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Alderman Harris Primary SchoolPrimaryCV4 8ENClosed
    Alderman's Green Community Primary SchoolPrimaryCV2 1PPClosed
    Alderman's Green Primary SchoolPrimaryCV2 1PPOpen
    Aldermoor Farm Infant SchoolPrimaryCV3 1DAClosed
    Aldermoor Farm Junior SchoolPrimaryCV3 1DDClosed
    • Alderman Harris Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CV4 8EN
      Status
      Closed
    • Alderman's Green Community Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CV2 1PP
      Status
      Closed
    • Alderman's Green Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CV2 1PP
      Status
      Open
    • Aldermoor Farm Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CV3 1DA
      Status
      Closed
    • Aldermoor Farm Junior School
    Barr's Hill School
    Distance
    557 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Barr's Hill School and Community College
    Distance
    557 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Coventry Technical College
    Distance
    644 m
    Phase
    16 plus
    Status
    Closed
  • Moseley Primary School
    Distance
    715 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Moseley Infant School
    Distance
    715 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Moseley Junior School
    Distance
    715 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    CV3 1DD
    Status
    Closed