West Coventry Academy

West Coventry Academy is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspected areas. The school has recently transitioned into the Arthur Terry Learning Partnership and is adapting to its new building. Under the leadership of headteacher Ana Neofitou, confidence among staff and pupils has rapidly improved, fostering a focus on inclusivity and ambition. Senior leaders are actively addressing previous gaps in the curriculum while maintaining high expectations for all students. Most pupils enjoy school and feel safe, supported by effective behaviour management and a wide range of personal development opportunities.

Strengths

• High expectations for all pupils and clear school values.
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers and clear explanations of new ideas.
• Pupils receive good support for special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Pupils in the sixth form serve as excellent role models and contribute positively to the school community.
• Good progress in learning despite previous gaps, particularly in the sixth form.

Areas for Improvement

• Attendance of disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND remains low.
• Some gaps in pupils' knowledge due to weak curriculum planning in previous years.
• Pupils struggle to retain key information from earlier lessons, impacting their progression.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at West Coventry Academy attended 90.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 26.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 7.1% of pupils at West Coventry Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 3 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 West Coventry Academy had 17.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 23.2% of pupils at West Coventry Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 West Coventry Academy received £7,607 and spent £8,076 for each of its 1,302 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £965,000 (-£741 per pupil).

Across all 23 schools of The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership, income was £7,703 and spending £8,151 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Coventry · Coventry local authority: places and applications

West Coventry Academy is part of The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership, which runs 23 schools. The nearest others:

• The Coleshill School Birmingham
• Curdworth Primary School Sutton Coldfield
• Paget Primary School Birmingham
• Osborne Primary School Birmingham
• Slade Primary School Birmingham
• The Royal Sutton School Sutton Coldfield
• Stockland Green School Birmingham
• Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School Birmingham
• Brookvale Primary School Birmingham
• Two Gates Primary School Tamworth

What is West Coventry Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for West Coventry Academy is Good, from an inspection in October 2023.

When was West Coventry Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

West Coventry Academy was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does West Coventry Academy have?

West Coventry Academy has 1,317 pupils on roll.

What age range does West Coventry Academy cover?

West Coventry Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are West Coventry Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 39.3, and 28% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is West Coventry Academy?

West Coventry Academy is at Tile Hill Lane, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 9PW.