Barr's Hill SchoolRadford Road , Coventry

Barr's Hill School, based in Coventry, provides secondary education, serving pupils aged 11 to 18. The school is a academy converter and operates as a mixed school. It follows a non-selective admissions policy. It has a none religious character. The school also offers a sixth form, allowing students to continue into post-16 education on site.

Barr's Hill School currently has around 1038 pupils on roll, which is about 115% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 54.8% boys and 45.2% girls. Around 43.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 8.8%. Persistent absence is recorded at 26.8%.

Pupil backgrounds are varied, with white british pupils forming the largest group at around 27.9%. other white pupils make up about 14.2% , followed by african at 12%

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Outstanding. This indicates exceptional performance across all areas. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

Around 87% of pupils move on to sustained destinations after Year 11. Most continue into education (79%) , including 23% who stay in school sixth forms and 49% progressing to further education , while 5% enter apprenticeships .