Nuneaton Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Warwickshire
Radnor Drive, Nuneaton, CV10 7PD
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 22/09/2021
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
85.1%
37.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
977
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
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
173 of 174 families who put it first got an offer
196
Places offered
273
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 174 | 173 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 49 | 13 | ● 27% |
| 3rd preference | 28 | 6 | ● 21% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 22 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 273 | 192 | 70% |
1st preference success by year
Warwickshire lets families list 6 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (2 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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mark Dalton
- Address
- Radnor Drive, Nuneaton, CV10 7PD
- Phone
- 02476341134
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Ward / constituency
- Arbury · Nuneaton
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150454
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 47% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
977 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
23 June 2026
Academy First Section 5 · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 21
22 September 2021
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Inadequate Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,050 pupils
Attendance
85.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
14.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
37.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
12.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
9.1%
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 | 44.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 47.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 60.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 6.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.56 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 151 | — |
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 | 151 | 13% | 50% | 61% | |
| English Language | 151 | 18% | 53% | 68% | |
| English Literature | 151 | 24% | 68% | 79% | |
| Combined Science | 131 | 5% | 33% | 48% | |
| History | 78 | 14% | 41% | 51% | |
| Art and Design | 41 | 12% | 76% | 93% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 41 | 37% | 68% | 78% | |
| Geography | 37 | 27% | 59% | 73% | |
| Computer Science | 30 | 30% | 67% | 77% | |
| Design & Technology | 23 | 17% | 43% | 61% | |
| Biology | 20 | 25% | 90% | 95% | |
| Physics | 20 | 25% | 80% | 90% |
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.