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Nuneaton Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Radnor Drive, Nuneaton CV10 7PD · nuneatonacademy.org.uk · 024 7634 1134
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Warwickshire 48, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 977
- 93% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 46.9%
- First language not English
- 8.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 143 families put the school first and 166 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 | 166 | 143 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 196 | 174 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 193 | 142 | 0.7 | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 206 | 156 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 206 | 155 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.2, and 47.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Warwickshire it was 48, and across England 46.
In 2015/16 the average A level result was grade E+ (13.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲47.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼6.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.56 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 136158)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 11 | +5.6 |
| Sixth form college | 22 | +0.5 |
| Further education | 37.8 | −2.2 |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3 | +1.2 |
| Employment | 2.4 | −4.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 17.1 | +0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 4.9 | −2 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 136158)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2015/16 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 50 | E+ (13.6) | -0.67 |
| All academic | 50 | E+ (13.6) | -0.67 |
| Applied general | 18 | — | +0.29 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 136158)
Where sixth-form leavers went
Left in 2015/16
| University | 50 |
|---|---|
| Further and other education | 25 |
| Further education | 16 |
| Other education | 9 |
| Apprenticeship | 6 |
| Employment | 13 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 136158)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Nuneaton Academy on 23 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 23 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Sept 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 136158), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Nov 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
Sept 2021Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136158)
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136158)
Mar 2016Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136158)