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EnglandWest MidlandsCoventryCV1 4HBJohn Gulson Primary School
Primary

John Gulson Primary School

Primary

Coventry · Coventry · CV1 4HB www.johngulson.coventry.sch.uk

Pupils
482
cap. 489
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
482
Pupils · 2024/25
62%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
482
Pupils · 2024/25
62%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/06/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCoventry
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of John Gulson Primary School · Primary · Coventry

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
67%
+7pp
67%57%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
3%
+1pp
3%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
36%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
482
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
62%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
22%

Contact

Address
George Street, Coventry, CV1 4HB
Local authority
Coventry
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2567%3%78%22%76%3%78%21%76%83%103.0104.0108.016%482
2023/2460%2%68%20%70%5%62%12%70%67%103.0101.0104.016%460
2022/2347%0%59%7%71%3%57%19%83%70%100.0102.0105.0-2.30+0.50-0.4014%479
2018/1949%2%61%14%58%2%70%20%73%75%104.0105.0109.0-0.70-2.70+0.4016%626
2017/1848%0%58%16%71%0%68%15%81%76%102.0102.0106.0-1.40-1.10-0.9021%639
2016/1748%3%56%15%71%10%66%13%76%71%102.0103.0106.0-1.80+0.30-0.5018%650

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2548224.416%62%34%7%22%
2023/2446025.716%63%36%7%24%
2022/2347922.414%65%36%9%32%
2021/2247125.715%70%35%7%24%
2020/2150520.712%70%30%
2018/1962620.916%78%28%4%10%
2017/1863921.421%80%32%6%19%
2016/1765024.618%84%34%5%16%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.