Barr's Hill School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 6 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
- 995 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.8%
- Girls
- 44.2%
- First language not English
- 49.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42.5%
- Persistent absence
- 24.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.0%
White British 29.5%
Other White 15.2%
African 11.2%
Pakistani 9.6%
Other Asian 8.4%
Mixed 7%
Indian 5.8%
Other 5.4%
Bangladeshi 1.6%
Other Black 1.4%
Unclassified 1.4%
Gypsy/Roma 1.3%
Caribbean 1.3%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.8
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.05
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 30%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.8
Local authority average 43.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.52
Local authority average 3.78
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 23 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 20 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 11 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 24 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 6 |
| Biology | GCSE | 26 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
| English Language | GCSE | 128 |
Admissions
Barr's Hill School and Community College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 179
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 188
- 2nd preference
- 183
- 3rd preference
- 157
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 143
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 189 112 77 |
| Year 8 | 181 94 87 |
| Year 9 | 186 114 72 |
| Year 10 | 158 83 75 |
| Year 11 | 128 68 60 |
| Year 12 | 79 36 43 |
| Year 13 | 74 48 26 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 85.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 29.0% 33.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 48.0% 47.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 3.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.4% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 6.5% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 59.0% 69.9% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 5.0% 14.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 5.0% 13.2% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.5% 1.7% |