Exhall Grange Specialist SchoolCastle Wood Special School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Coventry.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Exhall Grange Specialist School and Castle Wood Special School in Coventry.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Exhall Grange Specialist School was judged Good and Castle Wood Special School was judged Requires improvement.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 0.0% for Exhall Grange Specialist School and 0.0% for Castle Wood Special School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Exhall Grange Specialist School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Castle Wood Special School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CoventryExhall Grange Specialist School | CoventryCastle Wood Special School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Community special school | Community special school | |
| Age range | 4-19 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 271 | 194 | |
| Capacity | 280 | 160 | |
| Location | Coventry, CV7 9HP | Coventry, CV2 1FN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 17.4 | Not reported | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 8.3% | Not reported | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 13.9% | Not reported | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 2.8% | Not reported | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 1.37 | Not reported | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 36 | Not reported | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 0.0% | 0.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 95.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 91.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 275 | 166 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 37.9% | 43.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.0% | 31.9% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 12.4% | 12.1% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 35.2% Stronger figure | 41.1% | 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.
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.
Exhall Grange Specialist School
Castle Wood Special School
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