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The Warwickshire Academy

Free schools special · Coventry · CV7 9RA

Ages 9–19 · 71 pupils · Warwickshire

Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

0%

Overall absence

23.1%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-03-04

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)0%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
89.0
Avg scaled score — maths
94.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
88.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence23.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)50.0%
Unauthorised4.8%
Authorised absence
18.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
20.0%
Enrolments in measure
60

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill89%

71 pupils · 80 places

Pupils on roll
71
Boys / girls
57 / 14
School capacity
80
Capacity fill
71 / 80 (89%)
Free school meals
60.6%
FSM pupils
43
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools special

Age range

Ages 9–19

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: THRIVE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
Academy trust
THRIVE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
Sponsor
Thrive Education Partnership
Headteacher
Mr Paul Hostead

Location

Address
Wheelwright Lane
Postcode
CV7 9RA
Town
Coventry
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Warwickshire
District
Nuneaton and Bedworth
Constituency
North Warwickshire and Bedworth
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed free schools special, Ages 9–19, in Coventry, Warwickshire, 71 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 60.6%.

Open schools in Coventry
143
Academies among open schools in Coventry
46% (66)
Open schools in CV7
18
Open schools in Warwickshire LA
288

Nearby schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Community school · Primary

    Coventry · CV7 9HN · Warwickshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM19.2%
    • Demand0.96

    0.0 miles away

  • Exhall Grange Specialist School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community special school

    Coventry · CV7 9HP · Warwickshire

    Ages 4–19

    • Att818.6
    • P8-0.7
    • EM5+0%
    • Absence13.8%

    0.1 miles away

  • Ash Green School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Coventry · CV7 9AH · Warwickshire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att838.6
    • P8-0.5
    • EM5+31%
    • Absence12.9%

    0.4 miles away

  • John Shelton Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Coventry · CV6 4JP · Coventry

    Ages 2–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM28.8%
    • Demand1.17

    0.5 miles away

  • Other independent school

    Coventry · CV7 8PE · Warwickshire

    Ages 7–18

    • Att864.1
    • EM5+89%

    0.5 miles away

  • Academy converter · Secondary

    Coventry · CV6 4GL · Coventry

    Ages 11–18

    • Att847.8
    • P80.3
    • EM5+50%
    • Absence8.2%

    0.8 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Coventry · CV6 4GF · Coventry

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM30.7%
    • Demand0.88

    0.9 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Bedworth · CV12 0HP · Warwickshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM36.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Paul Hostead
Telephone
02477102100

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