Eden Girls' School, CoventryBarr's Hill School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Coventry.
Summary of the comparison
Eden Girls' School, Coventry and Barr's Hill School are secondary schools in Coventry.
Eden Girls' School, Coventry scores 92 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Barr's Hill School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). Eden Girls' School, Coventry is ahead on our composite score.
Eden Girls' School, Coventry was judged Outstanding and Barr's Hill School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 65.2 for Eden Girls' School, Coventry and 44.9 for Barr's Hill School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Eden Girls' School, Coventry (61.7 in 2021-22, 65.2 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Barr's Hill School (48.8 in 2021-22, 44.9 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CoventryEden Girls' School, Coventry | CoventryBarr's Hill School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A92/100Stronger figure | C69/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 22 in Coventry Stronger figure | 2nd of 22 in Coventry | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Outstanding | Ofsted: Outstanding | |
| School type | Free schools | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 600 | 1,063 | |
| Capacity | 600 | 901 | |
| Location | Coventry, CV1 4FS | Coventry, CV1 4BU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 65.2 Stronger figure | 44.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 80.5% Stronger figure | 49.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 92.4% Stronger figure | 68.2% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 118 | 173 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 60 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 30.5 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 30.8 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 7.7% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 599 | 1,038 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 38.2% | 43.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 68.4% | 49.1% | |
| SEN support | 11.7% | 19.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.8% | 2.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 3.8% Stronger figure | 8.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 4.7% Stronger figure | 26.3% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Eden Girls' School, Coventry
Barr's Hill School
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