Sidney Stringer Primary Academy

How places are decided at Sidney Stringer Primary Academy

Sidney Stringer Primary Academy: key facts

What did School Atlas judge Sidney Stringer Primary Academy's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?

School Atlas judged Sidney Stringer Primary Academy's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Strong standard at its inspection in November 2025, on School Atlas's own scale.

How many pupils attend Sidney Stringer Primary Academy?

Sidney Stringer Primary Academy has 416 pupils on roll.

What ages does Sidney Stringer Primary Academy take?

Sidney Stringer Primary Academy admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Sidney Stringer Primary Academy located?

Sidney Stringer Primary Academy is located in Coventry, CV1 5GU, Coventry.

How do I apply to Sidney Stringer Primary Academy?

Sidney Stringer Primary Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Sidney Stringer Primary Academy?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Sidney Stringer Primary Academy was 0.569 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at Sidney Stringer Primary Academy?

When Sidney Stringer Primary Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children — Children who, at the time of admission, are in care of a local authority or are provided with accommodation by the authority (looked after children). Also, children who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to child arrangements order or a special guardianship order and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Siblings — Children who have a brother or sister attending Sidney Stringer Primary. Brothers and sisters are those children who live at the same address and either have one or both natural parents in common; are related by a parent’s marriage or whose parents are living as partners. We include children who are adopted within our definition of brothers and sisters; 3. Children of staff — Children of staff working at Sidney Stringer Primary with two years’ service at the time of application, as defined (full time teaching staff; full time support staff on 37 week and above contract; part time teaching staff with 45% and above timetable; part time support staff who work at least 15 hours per week for 37 weeks or more). The definition does not include peripatetic staff, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If a tie-breaker is necessary to determine which child is admitted, the allocation of a place will be determined first by proximity to the Academy with those living nearest to the Academy being given priority. If any applicants live exactly the same distance from the Academy, they will be prioritised by the drawing of lots, supervised by an independent officer, not an employee or governor of the Academy.

What is the largest ethnic background at Sidney Stringer Primary Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 19.7% of pupils at Sidney Stringer Primary Academy are recorded as Black African. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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