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The Westwood Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Mitchell Avenue, Canley, Coventry CV4 8DY · thewestwoodacademy.co.uk · 024 7646 7779

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
40.7
average Attainment 8 score. Coventry 44, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Coventry Council
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
843
96% of 875 places
Local authority
Coventry
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
34.2%
First language not English
27.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Kenilworth Multi Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Coventry Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 89 families put the school first and 117 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 101 (Places 158)101September 2023: 111 (Places 179)111September 2024: 96 (Places 114)96September 2025: 102 (Places 127)102September 2026: 89 (Places 117)89Places 117
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026117890.8100%
September 2025Sept 20251271020.8100%
September 2024Sept 2024114960.899%
September 2023Sept 20231791110.6100%
September 2022Sept 20221581010.6100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.7, and 35.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Coventry it was 44, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (32.3 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 42.8 (England 46.3)42.82017/18: 38.7 (England 46.5)38.72018/19: 41.0 (England 46.7)41.02021/22: 43.4 (England 48.8)43.42022/23: 40.2 (England 46.3)40.22023/24: 46.6 (England 45.9)46.62024/25: 40.7 (England 46.0)40.7England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼40.746.0
▼35.4%45.4%
▼58.5%64.8%
▼4.8%40.5%
▼3.424.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form44.1+9.4
Sixth form college0.7—
Further education43.4+0.5
Apprenticeship2.1−2
Employment1.4−3.7
Not in a lasting destination4.2−8
Activity not captured4.2—

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 25.0 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 23.9 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 24.7 (England 32.1)D+2018/19: 29.9 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 35.9 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 28.0 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 34.8 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 32.3 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
32 studentsC+ (32.3)Average -0.03
32 studentsC+ (32.4)Average -0.03
8 studentsDist (34.1)Above average +0.59
19%AAB or better
93.1%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2442C+ (34.8)+0.23
2022/2326C- (28)—
2021/2224B- (35.9)—
2018/1928C (29.9)-0.13
2017/1824D+ (24.7)-0.02
2016/1721D+ (23.9)-0.18
2015/1629D+ (25)+0.33

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University75.6+8.9
Further and other education4.4—
Further education2.2—
Other education2.2—
Apprenticeship6.7−0.7
Employment6.7−15.5
Activity not captured6.7—

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected The Westwood Academy on 4 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
4 Feb 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2022Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2017Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jun 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Mar 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

64% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (85 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
64%
Replies
85
10% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼67% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼70% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼62% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼65% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼73% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼38% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼62% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼76% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼57% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼41% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 75% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼38% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 42% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼36% agreeEngland 67%

based on 39 parents (46%) with SEND

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