The Polesworth School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Warwickshire
Dordon Road, Tamworth, B78 1QT
58
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 02/02/2023
Application demand
96%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
89.5%
26.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,459
Capacity used
Nearly full95%
1,541 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
96%
1st preference success rate
227 of 237 families who put it first got an offer
235
Places offered
365
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 237 | 227 | ● 96% |
| 2nd preference | 98 | 8 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 25 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 5 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 365 | 235 | 64% |
1st preference success by year
Warwickshire lets families list 6 preferences. 106 applications came from outside the council area (48 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Maura Favell
- Address
- Dordon Road, Dordon, Tamworth, B78 1QT
- Phone
- 01827702205
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Ward / constituency
- Polesworth West · North Warwickshire and Bedworth
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136459
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: COMMUNITY ACADEMIES TRUST
1,459 pupils · 1,541 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
02 February 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,270 pupils
Attendance
89.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
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 | 40.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.42 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 29% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.60 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.19 | — | — |
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 | 42.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 35.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 58.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 37.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.83 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 237 | — |
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 | 31.12 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 10.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 102 | — |
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 | 237 | 13% | 40% | 64% | |
| English Language | 237 | 15% | 46% | 63% | |
| English Literature | 228 | 17% | 50% | 64% | |
| Religious Studies | 225 | 13% | 34% | 51% | |
| Combined Science | 197 | 6% | 38% | 58% | |
| Geography | 127 | 9% | 41% | 55% | |
| History | 101 | 20% | 39% | 50% | |
| Design & Technology | 47 | 13% | 21% | 30% | |
| Social Studies | 46 | 22% | 54% | 72% | |
| French | 44 | 16% | 48% | 70% | |
| German | 43 | 14% | 44% | 60% | |
| Business | 42 | 2% | 29% | 50% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 47 | 0% | 13% | 23% | |
| Biology | 25 | 4% | 20% | 32% | |
| Business Studies | 23 | 4% | 17% | 35% | |
| Mathematics | 18 | 6% | 33% | 50% | |
| Government and Politics | 15 | 7% | 20% | 47% | |
| History | 13 | 0% | 8% | 38% | |
| Physics | 13 | 0% | 31% | 31% | |
| Chemistry | 13 | 0% | 38% | 62% | |
| Geography | 13 | 0% | 15% | 46% | |
| Economics | 12 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| English Literature | 12 | 0% | 17% | 42% | |
| Sociology | 11 | 0% | 0% | 45% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 17609: The Polesworth School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 52% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 7% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 54% | — | — |
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 Warwickshire 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.