West Coventry Academy
Coventry, CV4 9PW · Coventry · secondary school
19th of 22 secondary schools in Coventry we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 2.3/10 against 760 of them, against 2.2/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 33.8 · 25 | 30% | 0.75 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.46 · 18 | 25% | 0.44 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 41.2 · 26 | 10% | 0.26 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. The school is rated Good by Ofsted (inspected 2023-10). In 2024/25, 33.8% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 41.2, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.46 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than peers nationally who started from the same place. Its results are much the same when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so the gap is not explained by intake (2.3 out of 10 against similar schools, 2.2 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils take part in language trips to Paris and Barcelona, a ski trip to Italy, a history trip to Auschwitz, a Year 7 trip to Almeria, theatre trips in London, Boundless Outdoors in Malvern, and geography fieldwork in Devon.
Getting in. There are 1300 pupils in a school with 1356 places, leaving 56 spare places. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who fall behind in English and maths? What specific steps are taken to improve Progress 8 scores? How accessible are the various trips for families with different budgets?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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