Schools in Coventry

105 schools with published admissions figures

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The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Coventry

Primary

• Offered their first choice 94.9%

  Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 90.5% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 99.2%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 3,754

  Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 94.9% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.2% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 4.5 points higher than in 2016, when it was 90.5%.

The council's primary schools between them had 4,575 places for 3,754 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

• Offered their first choice 82.1%

  Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 84.2% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 94.6%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 4,348

  Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 82.1% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 94.6% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 2.1 points lower than in 2016, when it was 84.2%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 4,567 places for 4,348 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Elsewhere

• Most sought-after schools in Coventry by first preferences per place
• Schools in CV1 (12)
• Schools in CV2 (24)
• Schools in CV3 (21)
• Schools in CV4 (9)
• Schools in CV5 (12)
• Schools in CV6 (28)
• What data we hold