Finham Park School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Jan 21 2015 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
136963
Address
Green Lane, CV3 6EA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1711 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
50.2%
Girls
49.8%
First language not English
22.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
11%
Persistent absence
19.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 46.5%
Indian 22.6%
Mixed 6.5%
Other Asian 4.6%
Pakistani 4.5%
Other White 3.9%
African 3.6%
Bangladeshi 3.3%
Other 1.6%
Chinese 1.4%
Other Black 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.17
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.05
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 83%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 58%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 52.7
Local authority average 43.8
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.95
Local authority average 3.78
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE18
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE33
BiologyGCSE55
Business Studies:SingleGCSE56
ChemistryGCSE54
ChineseGCSE21
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE30
Design & TechnologyGCSE38
English LanguageGCSE233
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Finham Park School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
270
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
328
2nd preference
208
3rd preference
133
From another Local Authority
25
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
252
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
6
To another Local Authority
2
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 classes23.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
269
147
122
Year 8
298
150
148
Year 9
272
145
127
Year 10
239
124
115
Year 11
239
112
127
Year 12
191
86
105
Year 13
203
95
108
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
92.0%
84.7%
85.6%
Further education
28.0%
30.5%
35.4%
School sixth form
64.0%
51.3%
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
2.7%
13.0%
Other education destinations
SP
0.2%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
3.0%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
3.3%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
7.3%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
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
88.0%
69.6%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
40.0%
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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