Secondary school

Grace Academy Coventry

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Coventry
  • CV2 2RH
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,086 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 64%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 90%90%2016/17: top 81%2017/18: top 82%2018/19: top 61%2021/22: top 74%2022/23: top 81%2023/24: top 58%58% · 2023/242024/25: top 64%No exams

A-level results

#142 of 241 West Midlands sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against West Midlands

Attainment 843.2 · West Midlands 44.15/10 Middle+13.8 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths29.1% · West Midlands 39.3%2/10 Well below West Midlands−22 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.61 · West Midlands 3.814/10 Below+9.8 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.31 · West Midlands −0.108/10 Above+14 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry31.25 · West Midlands 31.735/10 Middle
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 42.6 · 146 pupils · West Midlands 49.92016/17: 40.4 · 154 pupils · West Midlands 45.32017/18: 39.8 · 115 pupils · West Midlands 44.62018/19: 44.2 · 103 pupils · West Midlands 45.12021/22: 43.6 · 114 pupils · West Midlands 47.12022/23: 39.5 · 158 pupils · West Midlands 44.52023/24: 44.2 · 162 pupils · West Midlands 442024/25: 43.2 · 172 pupils · West Midlands 44.1544.239.5No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 31% · 154 pupils · West Midlands 37%2017/18: 31% · 115 pupils · West Midlands 37%2018/19: 33% · 103 pupils · West Midlands 38%2021/22: 42% · 114 pupils · West Midlands 46%2022/23: 32% · 158 pupils · West Midlands 40%2023/24: 38.9% · 162 pupils · West Midlands 41%2024/25: 29.1% · 172 pupils · West Midlands 39.3%42%29.1%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 18.35 · 33 pupils · West Midlands 27.92016/17: 24.19 · 27 pupils · West Midlands 28.62017/18: 19.22 · 25 pupils · West Midlands 29.062018/19: 21.35 · 35 pupils · West Midlands 30.052021/22: 24.76 · 18 pupils · West Midlands 35.232022/23: 27.06 · 11 pupils · West Midlands 30.952023/24: 31.76 · 19 pupils · West Midlands 31.612024/25: 31.25 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 31.7331.7618.35No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
163 of 163 who put it first2014 · 97.8%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st163163
2nd7916
3rd588

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2015–2024

  1. 2015Ungraded visit
  2. 2016Requires improvement
  3. 2016Ungraded visit
  4. 2018Inadequate
  5. 2018Ungraded visit
  6. 2019Requires improvement
  7. 2021Ungraded visit
  8. 2024Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,051
Free school meals (past 6 years)46.3%
First language not English40.4%
SEN support10.8%
EHC plan1.6%
Absence (sessions missed)9.9%
Persistently absent pupils28.4%

Girls 49.1%Boys 50.9%

91.9% full · 1,144 places · 71 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 76 responses (7.7% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school86.8% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school90.8% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved80.3% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 60.5% not applicable60% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year61.8% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 23.7% not applicable70.7% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed75% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child84.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school85.5% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing85.5% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school82.9% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school88.2% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development77.6% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent76.3% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.5
Pupils per adult11.5
  • Classroom teachers 62.4
  • Leadership 10
  • Teaching assistants 9
  • Other support 26.3

Teachers 72.4 FTE · Whole workforce 107.7 · 110 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,852
Spend per pupil£7,174
Staff spend per pupil£5,520
Reserve per pupil£1,934
  • +£1,978,000revenue reserve
  • +£694,000in-year balance

Grants £7,954 · self-generated £152 · premises £386 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: TOVE LEARNING TRUST (15 academies) · trust reserve £11,548,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

162 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained90.1%
  • Education86.4%
  • Apprenticeship1.2%
  • Employment2.5%
  • Not sustained6.2%
  • Unknown3.7%

After sixth form (16–18)

21 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained76.2%
  • Education57.1%
  • Higher education57.1%
  • Apprenticeship4.8%
  • Employment14.3%
  • Not sustained9.5%
  • Unknown14.3%