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Venture Academy
All-through · Mixed · Ages 9–16 · Sponsored special academy
Stratford Road, Henley-in-Arden B95 6AD · ventureacademy.org.uk · 01564 792514
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 6
- average Attainment 8 score. Warwickshire 48, England 46
- Pupils
- 49
- 98% of 50 places
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 67.3%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Macintyre Academies
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 6, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Warwickshire it was 48, and across England 46.
In 2018/19, 0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| hidden | 62% | ||
| hidden | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| hidden | 106 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 125795)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼6 | 46 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.60 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 125795)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | |
|---|---|
| Further education | 80 |
| Other education | 20 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Venture Academy on 11 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 11 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 125795), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 125795)
Nov 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 125795)
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 15
- 31% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 53% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (100%) with SEND