West Coventry Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 20 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
- 137209
- Address
- Tile Hill Lane, CV4 9PW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1236 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.1%
- Girls
- 51.9%
- First language not English
- 21.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.3%
- Persistent absence
- 28.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.4%
White British 59.9%
African 12%
Other White 6.1%
Mixed 5.9%
Unclassified 4.4%
Pakistani 3%
Other Asian 2.5%
Indian 2.2%
Other Black 1%
Chinese 1%
Other 0.8%
Irish 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.44
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.05
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 26%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.6
Local authority average 43.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.44
Local authority average 3.78
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Sports Studies | Technical Award | 14 |
Health Studies | Technical Award | 35 |
Multimedia | Technical Award | 20 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 21 |
Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
Biology | GCSE | 15 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 88 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 15 |
Chinese | GCSE | 12 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 33 |
Admissions
West Coventry Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 209
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 184
- 2nd preference
- 130
- 3rd preference
- 85
- From another Local Authority
- 10
Offers
- 1st preference
- 184
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.8 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 219 112 107 |
Year 8 | 227 120 107 |
Year 9 | 236 114 122 |
Year 10 | 216 108 108 |
Year 11 | 209 92 117 |
Year 12 | 74 30 44 |
Year 13 | 55 18 37 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 79.0% 85.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 36.0% 33.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 40.0% 47.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 3.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 9.0% 3.8% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.4% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.5% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 70.0% 69.9% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 6.0% 14.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 6.0% 13.2% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.5% 1.7% |