Frederick Bird Academy
Primary schoolFrederick Bird Academy is a primary school in Coventry, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 855 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Requires improvement (overall), May 2023, before the school changed
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 10 May 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 44% of pupils at Frederick Bird Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Coventry and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Coventry | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Stoke Heath Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)650 m
- St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)670 m
- Stoke Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), February 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)740 m
- Hillfields Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Outstanding, May 2023820 m
- Stanton Bridge Primary SchoolPrimary. Improved significantly, March 2025. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)840 m
- Southfields Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), December 2022. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)920 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Coventry
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).