President Kennedy School Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Dec 6 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
140248
Address
Rookery Lane, CV6 4GL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1845 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
49.5%
Girls
50.5%
First language not English
34.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
32.9%
Persistent absence
20.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 33.4%
Indian 12.5%
Other Asian 11.8%
Pakistani 9.4%
African 9.4%
Other White 8.5%
Mixed 7.5%
Unclassified 2.2%
Other 1.7%
Other Black 1.4%
Caribbean 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 19%
Local authority average 32%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 37%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 43.1
Local authority average 43.9
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.68
Local authority average 3.83
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award80
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award85
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award11
Sports StudiesTechnical Award38
Art & DesignGCSE18
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE22
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE17
BiologyGCSE82
Business Studies:SingleGCSE2
ChemistryGCSE81
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

President Kennedy School Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
300
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
418
2nd preference
284
3rd preference
147
From another Local Authority
94
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
278
2nd preference
20
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
15
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
308
161
147
Year 8
310
164
146
Year 9
302
157
145
Year 10
306
141
165
Year 11
331
163
168
Year 12
162
80
82
Year 13
126
47
79
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
84.0%
83.6%
85.5%
Further education
36.0%
33.1%
36.9%
School sixth form
45.0%
47.3%
35.2%
Sixth form college
1.0%
2.8%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
2.0%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
3.8%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
9.0%
7.0%
5.7%
Destination unknown
3.0%
3.6%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
77.0%
63.9%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
19.0%
13.7%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
1.9%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
2.6%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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