Schools in Coventry

105 schools with published admissions figures

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

In 2026, families in Coventry lodged 652 appeals about a school place.

448 of them were heard by a panel and 99 succeeded, which is about 22 in every 100 heard.

The other 204 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

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.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Barr's Hill School Coventry	1.24	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School Coventry	0.90	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College Coventry	1.24	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Caludon Castle School Coventry	0.99	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Coventry	0.77	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Coundon Court Coventry	0.59	-	Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Eden Girls' School, Coventry Coventry	1.17	-	School remains Outstanding Ofsted ungraded inspection
Ernesford Grange Community Academy Coventry	1.00	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Finham Park 2 Coventry	0.94	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Finham Park School Coventry	0.95	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Foxford Community School Coventry	0.75	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Grace Academy Coventry Coventry	0.86	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Lyng Hall School Coventry	0.66	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Meadow Park School Coventry	0.40	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
President Kennedy School Academy Coventry	1.59	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Sidney Stringer Academy Coventry	1.53	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St John Henry Newman Catholic School Coventry	0.99	-	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Ofsted ungraded inspection
Stoke Park School Coventry	0.90	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
The Westwood Academy Coventry	0.76	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
West Coventry Academy Coventry	0.95	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

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)
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