Grace Academy Coventry
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Coventry
Wigston Road, Coventry, CV2 2RH
63
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 30/01/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.1%
28.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,051
Capacity used
Nearly full92%
1,144 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
164 of 164 families who put it first got an offer
195
Places offered
338
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 164 | 164 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 107 | 23 | ● 21% |
| 3rd preference | 67 | 7 | ● 10% |
| Total | 338 | 194 | 57% |
1st preference success by year
Coventry lets families list 3 preferences. 7 applications came from outside the council area (3 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
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Emily Wheller
- Address
- Wigston Road, Coventry, CV2 2RH
- Phone
- 02476589000
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Ward / constituency
- Henley · Coventry East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 135335
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 45% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 42% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: TOVE LEARNING TRUST
1,051 pupils · 1,144 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
30 January 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,038 pupils
Attendance
90.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
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.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.31 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.75 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.76 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 29.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 60.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 25% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.61 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 172 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.25 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 11.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 30 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 173 | 10% | 47% | 69% | |
| Mathematics | 172 | 10% | 36% | 66% | |
| English Language | 172 | 9% | 42% | 64% | |
| Combined Science | 149 | 3% | 28% | 52% | |
| Geography | 101 | 2% | 19% | 30% | |
| Business | 82 | 6% | 37% | 59% | |
| History | 70 | 16% | 44% | 56% | |
| Computer Science | 62 | 2% | 26% | 42% | |
| Religious Studies | 57 | 32% | 74% | 75% | |
| Physical Education | 41 | 0% | 10% | 27% | |
| Art and Design | 29 | 21% | 52% | 79% | |
| Drama | 26 | 19% | 42% | 54% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 18 | 0% | 11% | 33% | |
| Chemistry | 17 | 0% | 12% | 35% | |
| Mathematics | 11 | 0% | 9% | 18% | |
| Biology | 8 | 0% | 13% | 50% | |
| Sociology | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Polish | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Italian | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Spanish | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 41% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 27% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 41% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.