Seva School
All-through · Free schools · Mixed · Coventry
Link House, Coventry, CV2 2TB
63
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 29/11/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.5%
19.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
736
Capacity used
Has space51%
1,450 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
21 of 21 families who put it first got an offer
22
Places offered
41
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 21 | 21 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 13 | 1 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 7 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 41 | 22 | 54% |
1st preference success by year
Coventry lets families list 3 preferences. 7 applications came from outside the council area (7 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Sikh
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Sukhjinder Sanghera
- Address
- Link House, Eden Road, Coventry, CV2 2TB
- Phone
- 02477987619
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Ward / constituency
- Henley · Coventry East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141104
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 65% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SEVAK EDUCATION TRUST LTD
736 pupils · 1,450 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
29 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 751 pupils
Attendance
93.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 66% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 5% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.64 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.96 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 70% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 7% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 43.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 67.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 41.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.04 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 65 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 66 | 17% | 48% | 73% | |
| English Language | 66 | 15% | 53% | 71% | |
| Religious Studies | 64 | 16% | 50% | 59% | |
| English Literature | 51 | 33% | 65% | 82% | |
| Combined Science | 45 | 7% | 29% | 51% | |
| Geography | 41 | 10% | 41% | 66% | |
| Business | 38 | 8% | 29% | 45% | |
| Spanish | 29 | 17% | 41% | 59% | |
| Computer Science | 24 | 8% | 29% | 42% | |
| Social Studies | 22 | 18% | 45% | 59% | |
| History | 21 | 29% | 43% | 52% | |
| Biology | 19 | 47% | 89% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Coventry council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.