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Coundon Court
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Northbrook Road, Coventry CV6 2AJ · coundoncourt.org · 024 7633 5121
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45
- average Attainment 8 score. Coventry 44, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Coventry Council
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,873
- 92% of 2,025 places
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26.2%
- First language not English
- 23.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Futures 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, 199 families put the school first and 340 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 340 | 199 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 298 | 187 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 310 | 182 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 339 | 223 | 0.7 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 340 | 285 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45, and 38.9% 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 B- (35.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45 | 46 | ||
| ▼38.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼56.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼30.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.95 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 36.4 | −7 |
| Sixth form college | 4.5 | +3.8 |
| Further education | 40.7 | +0.9 |
| Other education | 0.9 | +0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1 | +0.1 |
| Employment | 2.4 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.7 | −0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 4.2 | +2.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 106 students | B- (35.9) | Average +0.09 | |
| 106 students | B- (36.1) | Average +0.08 | |
| 39 students | Dist- (32.7) | Above average +0.35 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 109 | B- (35.1) | +0.26 |
| 2022/23 | 97 | C+ (33.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 97 | B- (36.8) | — |
| 2018/19 | 104 | C- (28.1) | -0.18 |
| 2017/18 | 107 | C (28.6) | +0.05 |
| 2016/17 | 135 | C (28.5) | -0.20 |
| 2015/16 | 133 | C- (27.8) | +0.16 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 63.4 | +3.6 |
| Other education | 0.9 | −3 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.1 | +0.2 |
| Employment | 15.2 | −10.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.9 | +6 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 | +3.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Coundon Court on 3 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 3 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
68% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (189 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 68%
- Positive
- 55%
- Replies
- 189
- 10% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on 59 parents (31%) whose child was bullied
based on 83 parents (44%) with SEND