Sidney Stringer Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 9 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Coventry
Unique reference
136126
Address
2 Primrose Hill Street, CV1 5LY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1478 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
56.6%
Girls
43.4%
First language not English
63.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
43.3%
Persistent absence
27.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.0%
Pupil ethnicities
African 17.6%
Pakistani 15.5%
Bangladeshi 14.5%
Other Asian 13.3%
Indian 7.8%
Other White 7.7%
Mixed 7.2%
White British 6.7%
Other 3.9%
Gypsy/Roma 3.1%
Other Black 1.4%
Caribbean 0.7%
Chinese 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.16
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.05
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 41%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 40%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 40.8
Local authority average 43.8
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.64
Local authority average 3.78
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award12
ArabicGCSE5
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE7
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE48
Art & DesignGCSE44
BiologyGCSE86
Business Studies:SingleGCSE69
ChemistryGCSE86
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE32
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE66
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Sidney Stringer Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
240
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
363
2nd preference
272
3rd preference
172
From another Local Authority
8
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
222
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
242
146
96
Year 8
239
152
87
Year 9
217
133
84
Year 10
209
127
82
Year 11
239
138
101
Year 12
167
63
104
Year 13
165
78
87
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
88.0%
84.7%
85.6%
Further education
12.0%
30.5%
35.4%
School sixth form
76.0%
51.3%
36.6%
Sixth form college
1.0%
2.7%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.2%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
3.0%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
3.3%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
7.3%
5.9%
Destination unknown
2.0%
1.8%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
74.0%
69.6%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
25.0%
20.5%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
1.8%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
2.5%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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