Barr's Hill School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 5 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Unique reference
- 142339
- Address
- Radford Road, CV1 4BU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1038 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.8%
- Girls
- 45.2%
- First language not English
- 49.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42.4%
- Persistent absence
- 23.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.5%
White British 27.9%
Other White 14.2%
African 12%
Pakistani 10.4%
Other Asian 8.4%
Mixed 7.4%
Indian 6.5%
Other 6.2%
Bangladeshi 1.8%
Caribbean 1.4%
Other Black 1.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 32%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 47%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.1
Local authority average 43.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.12
Local authority average 3.83
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 22 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 10 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 34 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 59 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 59 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 20 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| English Language | GCSE | 154 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 154 |
Admissions
Barr's Hill School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 180
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 232
- 2nd preference
- 218
- 3rd preference
- 204
- From another Local Authority
- 20
Offers
- 1st preference
- 157
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 181 95 86 |
| Year 8 | 183 110 73 |
| Year 9 | 180 96 84 |
| Year 10 | 178 109 69 |
| Year 11 | 159 82 77 |
| Year 12 | 80 41 39 |
| Year 13 | 77 36 41 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 83.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 27.0% 33.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 54.0% 47.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 2.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 7.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 3.6% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 88.0% 63.9% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 27.0% 13.7% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.6% 2.4% |