Hearsall Community Academy

Hearsall Community Academy demonstrates a strong overall performance with a good quality of education, behavior, and leadership. The school community is characterized by a positive atmosphere where pupils feel safe and valued. Staff are dedicated to the wellbeing and academic progress of the students, and the curriculum is well-organized in most subjects. However, there are plans underway to enhance the curriculum further, particularly in art and music, which currently lack effective sequencing. This is the first inspection for Hearsall as it operates as an academy, having converted from a primary school in 2017.

Strengths

• Pupils are proud of their school and feel safe.
• Staff provide excellent pastoral support and care for pupils.
• The curriculum is well-matched to pupils' needs in most subjects.
• Strong focus on reading and phonics leading to fluent readers.
• Positive relationships between pupils and staff.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum plans for art and music are not sequenced well enough.
• Some new subject leaders lack sufficient time to evaluate their subjects.

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 Hearsall Community Academy attended 92.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 23.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

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, 4.4% of pupils at Hearsall Community Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No 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 Hearsall Community Academy had 23.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 29.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

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, 18.9% of pupils at Hearsall Community Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Hearsall Community Academy received £6,668 and spent £7,042 for each of its 447 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £199,000 (£446 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Inspire Education Trust, income was £7,072 and spending £7,122 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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Hearsall Community Academy is part of Inspire Education Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College Coventry
• Frederick Bird Academy Coventry
• Clifford Bridge Academy Coventry
• Walsgrave Church of England Academy Coventry
• Whittle Academy Coventry
• Arley Primary Academy Coventry
• Stockingford Academy Nuneaton

What is Hearsall Community Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hearsall Community Academy is Good, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Hearsall Community Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Hearsall Community Academy was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Hearsall Community Academy have?

Hearsall Community Academy has 433 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hearsall Community Academy cover?

Hearsall Community Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Hearsall Community Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 34% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hearsall Community Academy?

Hearsall Community Academy is at Kingston Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV5 6LR.