Richard Lee Primary School
The Drive, Coventry, CV2 5FU
351 pupils · 72% of 489 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- CASTLE PHOENIX TRUST
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Free school meals
- 26.1%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 27 January 2026, published 19 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 53% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 21 | 20 | 61 | 21 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 20 | 19 | 51 | 20 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 31 | 31 | 85 | 31 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 46 | 43 | 86 | 44 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 28 | 23 | 82 | 28 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 36 | 34 | 81 | 36 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 47 | 42 | 111 | 46 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 52 | 50 | 113 | 52 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School 0.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Ravensdale Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Clifford Bridge Academy 1 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Ernesford Grange Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Wyken Croft Primary School 1.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.