Foxford Community School

Foxford Community School has been rated as good overall in its first inspection under section 5 of the Education Act 2005. The school demonstrates high aspirations for its students, effectively supporting their learning and personal development. The curriculum is well-structured, enabling students to build on their knowledge and skills, which positively impacts their educational outcomes. The school has created a positive environment where pupils feel safe and valued, with strong support for mental health and well-being.

Strengths

• High aspirations and expectations for all pupils
• Well-structured curriculum that builds on prior knowledge
• Effective support for pupils' mental health and well-being
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils
• Good subject knowledge among teachers
• Pupils participate in a variety of enrichment activities

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent application of support strategies for pupils with SEND

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 Foxford Community School attended 89.0% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 32.6% 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, 14.1% of pupils at Foxford Community School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 7 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 Foxford Community School had 16.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.8% 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, 18.5% of pupils at Foxford Community School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.9% 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 Foxford Community School received £8,369 and spent £8,028 for each of its 1,061 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £498,000 (£470 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Castle Phoenix Trust, income was £7,224 and spending £7,468 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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Foxford Community School is part of Castle Phoenix Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Little Heath Primary School Coventry
• Potters Green Primary School Coventry
• Hill Farm Academy Coventry
• Caludon Castle School Coventry
• Richard Lee Primary School Coventry
• Charter Academy Coventry
• Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy Kingsbury

What is Foxford Community School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Foxford Community School is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Foxford Community School last inspected by Ofsted?

Foxford Community School was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Foxford Community School have?

Foxford Community School has 1,078 pupils on roll.

What age range does Foxford Community School cover?

Foxford Community School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Foxford Community School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 38.6, and 39% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Foxford Community School?

Foxford Community School is at Grange Road, Longford, Coventry, CV6 6BB.