The Westwood Academy is a secondary school located in Coventry. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 14/06/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.3%, which is 3.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Mitchell Avenue, Coventry

School Information

Address: Mitchell Avenue, Coventry, CV4 8DY
Website: http://thewestwoodacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 02476467779
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Coventry
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Helen Lawrence
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137225

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 864
Number of Pupils: 674
Number of Boys: 356
Number of Girls: 318

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 23.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.27 Confidence interval -0.52 to -0.02
Of the 105 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 100 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:23%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:89%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:33%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:41
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.43
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Charter Academy
314 Mitchell Avenue , CV4 8DW
- not rated 617 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Templars Primary School
Templar Avenue , CV4 9DA
3out of 4 1,252 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School
Hawthorn Lane , Tile Hill CV4 9LB
3out of 4 1,817 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Leigh Church of England Academy
Plants Hill Crescent , Tile Hill CV4 9RQ
3out of 4 1,827 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Cannon Park Primary School
Bransford Avenue , CV4 7PS
3out of 4 1,938 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
WMG Academy for Young Engineers
Mitchell Avenue , CV4 8DY
3out of 4 0 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
The Westwood Academy
Mitchell Avenue , Canley CV4 8DY
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Finham Park 2
Torrington Avenue , CV4 9WT
3out of 4 918 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
West Coventry Academy
Nutbrook Avenue , CV4 9PW
3out of 4 2,210 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
Leasowes Avenue , CV3 6BH
3out of 4 2,835 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hereward College of Further Education
Bramston Crescent , Tile Hill Lane CV4 9SW
- not rated 1,472 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The National Mathematics and Science College
2 The Oaks , Westwood Way CV4 8JD
- not rated 267 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
University of Warwick
University House , CV4 8UW
- not rated 743 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Woodfield
Stoneleigh Road , CV4 7AB
- not rated 3,040 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.