Finham Park 2

Finham Park 2 has been confirmed to continue as a good school, demonstrating strong leadership and a positive community culture. The headteacher and staff maintain high aspirations for students, fostering a respectful and nurturing environment that supports effective learning. The curriculum is ambitious, especially for students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), which enables significant progress for current pupils. Furthermore, there is active engagement in personal development and extracurricular activities, contributing to a well-rounded educational experience.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve well and share high aspirations.
• Strong relationships between pupils and staff create a supportive environment.
• The curriculum is ambitious and adapted to meet diverse needs.
• Effective management of low-level disruptions in classrooms.
• A rich extracurricular program that includes diverse clubs.
• High-quality careers guidance preparing students for their next steps.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils miss too much school, impacting their learning.
• The strategy to support weaker readers is still under development.

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 Finham Park 2 attended 89.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 25.9% 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, 7.8% of pupils at Finham Park 2 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 Finham Park 2 had 17.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.6% 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, 18.7% of pupils at Finham Park 2 were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.2% 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 Finham Park 2 received £7,825 and spent £8,129 for each of its 776 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £139,000 (-£179 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Finham Park Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,796 and spending £7,758 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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Finham Park 2 is part of Finham Park Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Limbrick Wood Primary School Coventry
• Finham Park School Coventry
• Finham Primary School Coventry
• Meadow Park School Coventry
• Lyng Hall School Coventry
• Pearl Hyde Community Primary School Coventry
• Lillington Primary School Leamington Spa

What is Finham Park 2's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Finham Park 2 is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Finham Park 2 last inspected by Ofsted?

Finham Park 2 was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Finham Park 2 have?

Finham Park 2 has 812 pupils on roll.

What age range does Finham Park 2 cover?

Finham Park 2 for pupils aged 11 to 19.

What are Finham Park 2's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 44.8, and 43% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Finham Park 2?

Finham Park 2 is at Torrington Avenue, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 9WT.