Hartshill Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Warwickshire
Church Road, Nuneaton, CV10 0NA
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 24/01/2023
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.6%
32.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
988
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
180 of 181 families who put it first got an offer
190
Places offered
274
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 181 | 180 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 53 | 1 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 18 | 1 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 22 | 1 | ● 5% |
| Total | 274 | 183 | 67% |
1st preference success by year
Warwickshire lets families list 6 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lorraine Taylor
- Address
- Church Road, Nuneaton, CV10 0NA
- Phone
- 02476392237
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Ward / constituency
- Hartshill · Nuneaton
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150453
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 41% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 21% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
988 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
24 January 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,050 pupils
Attendance
88.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
32.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
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 over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 41.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 58.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 20% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.54 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 185 | — |
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 | 184 | 8% | 46% | 64% | |
| English Language | 184 | 10% | 48% | 68% | |
| English Literature | 179 | 9% | 56% | 72% | |
| Combined Science | 170 | 8% | 40% | 55% | |
| Geography | 96 | 19% | 43% | 56% | |
| History | 77 | 14% | 40% | 60% | |
| Art and Design | 69 | 12% | 46% | 72% | |
| French | 48 | 4% | 29% | 44% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 22 | 5% | 36% | 77% | |
| Physical Education | 17 | 6% | 53% | 94% | |
| Biology | 11 | 55% | 64% | 64% | |
| Chemistry | 11 | 64% | 64% | 64% |
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) |
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.