Councils · England · Coventry
Schools in Coventry, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 86 primary, 22 secondary — with Coventry’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Coventry’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Coventry’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN COVENTRY
Find your shortlist.
All 123state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 86
Alderman's Green Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Aldermoor Farm Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
All Saints Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
All Souls' Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Allesley Hall Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Allesley Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Broad Heath Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Cannon Park Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Charter Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Clifford Bridge Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Corpus Christi Catholic School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Coundon Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Courthouse Green Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Outstanding
Earlsdon Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Eastern Green Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Edgewick Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Ernesford Grange Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Finham Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Frederick Bird Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Good Shepherd Catholic School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Gosford Park Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Not judged
Grange Farm Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Grangehurst Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Hearsall Community Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Henley Green Primary
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Hill Farm Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Holbrook Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Hollyfast Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Howes Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Requires improvement
John Gulson Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
John Shelton Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Joseph Cash Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Keresley Grange Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Leigh Church of England Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Limbrick Wood Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Little Heath Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Not judged yet
Longford Park Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Not judged
Manor Park Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Moat House Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Moseley Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Mount Nod Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Park Hill Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Parkgate Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Pearl Hyde Community Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Potters Green Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Not judged yet
Radford Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Ravensdale Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Richard Lee Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Requires improvement
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Outstanding
Seva School
Free schools · Ages 4-16 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Sidney Stringer Primary Academy
Free schools · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Outstanding
Southfields Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Sowe Valley Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Spon Gate Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
St Andrew's Church of England Infant School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
St Bartholomew's Church of England Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Christopher Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
St John's Church of England Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
St Laurences CofE Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
St Osburg's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Stanton Bridge Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Stivichall Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Stoke Heath Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Stoke Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Stretton Church of England Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Not judged
Templars Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Walsgrave Church of England Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Whitley Abbey Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Whitmore Park Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Not judged
Whittle Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Whoberley Hall Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Willenhall Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Wyken Croft Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Not judged
Secondary · 22
Barr's Hill School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Outstanding
Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Caludon Castle School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Coundon Court
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Eden Girls' School, Coventry
Free schools · Ages 11-18 · Girls · Coventry
Ofsted · Outstanding
Ernesford Grange Community Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Finham Park 2
Free schools · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Finham Park School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Outstanding
Foxford Community School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Grace Academy Coventry
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Lyng Hall School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Not judged
Meadow Park School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Requires improvement
President Kennedy School Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Outstanding
Seva School
Free schools · Ages 4-16 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Sidney Stringer Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Stoke Park School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
The Westwood Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Requires improvement
WMG Academy for Young Engineers
University technical college · Ages 14-19 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
West Coventry Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 16
Bablake School
Other independent school · Ages 3-19 · Mixed
Not judged yet
Baginton Fields Academy
Academy special converter · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Castle Wood Special School
Community special school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Corley Academy
Academy special converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Coventry College
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Hereward College of Further Education
Further education · Ages 14-99 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
King Henry VIII School
Other independent school · Ages 3-19 · Mixed
Not judged yet
Kingsbury Academy
Academy special sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Not judged
Lote Tree Primary School
Other independent school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Park View
Other independent special school · Ages 7-18 · Mixed · Coventry
Not judged yet
Pattison College
Other independent school · Ages 2-21 · Mixed
Not judged yet
Riverbank School
Academy special sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Outstanding
Sherbourne Fields School
Community special school · Ages 5-19 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Outstanding
The National Mathematics and Science College
Other independent school · Ages 15-20 · Mixed
Ofsted · Good
Tiverton School
Community special school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Woodfield
Community special school · Ages 5-16 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Coventry.
If you live in Coventry, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Coventry secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Coventry often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.