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Lyng Hall School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Blackberry Lane, Coventry CV2 3JS · lynghallschool.co.uk · 024 7672 4960
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 32.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Coventry 44, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Coventry Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,014
- 30 over 984 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 47%
- First language not English
- 37.3%
- School census 2025/26
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, 118 families put the school first and 179 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 | 179 | 118 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 180 | 129 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 180 | 133 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 179 | 121 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 179 | 113 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 32.6, and 17.7% 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 D+ (22.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼32.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼17.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼33.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼31.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.64 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 103733)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 40 | −4.1 |
| Sixth form college | 3 | +1.6 |
| Further education | 35.8 | +0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 3 | — |
| Employment | 1.2 | −0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.3 | −0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 6.7 | +1.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 students | D+ (22.9) | Below average -0.53 | |
| 27 students | D+ (22.9) | Below average -0.53 | |
| 56 students | Merit (26.4) | Average -0.06 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 38 | D- (17) | -0.93 |
| 2022/23 | 23 | D (20.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 27 | C- (27.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 19 | C- (26.5) | -0.56 |
| 2017/18 | 16 | C- (25.2) | -0.61 |
| 2016/17 | 34 | D+ (23.5) | -0.03 |
| 2015/16 | 48 | D (19.4) | -0.37 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 46.3 | −10.2 |
| Further and other education | 3.7 | −2.8 |
| Further education | 1.9 | — |
| Other education | 1.9 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 9.3 | — |
| Employment | 20.4 | +5.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.1 | −6.3 |
| Activity not captured | 9.3 | +5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Lyng Hall School on 5 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 5 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Good
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 Feb 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
52% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (50 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 52%
- Replies
- 50
- 5% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on the 52% who had a child bullied
based on 32 parents (64%) with SEND