George Eliot AcademyNicholas Chamberlaine School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

George Eliot Academy and Nicholas Chamberlaine School are secondary schools.

  • George Eliot Academy scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Nicholas Chamberlaine School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). George Eliot Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • George Eliot Academy was judged the expected standard and Nicholas Chamberlaine School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.8 for George Eliot Academy and 36.9 for Nicholas Chamberlaine School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at George Eliot Academy (45.9 in 2021-22, 45.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Nicholas Chamberlaine School (39.6 in 2021-22, 36.9 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

George Eliot Academy versus Nicholas Chamberlaine School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NuneatonGeorge Eliot AcademyBedworthNicholas Chamberlaine SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100Stronger figureD49/100
Local ranking21st of 38 in Warwickshire Stronger figure31st of 38 in Warwickshire
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll848 1,427
Capacity950 1,593
LocationNuneaton, CV11 4QP Bedworth, CV12 9EA
GCSE results
Attainment 845.8 Stronger figure36.9 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths42.5% Stronger figure24.6% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths60.0% Stronger figure51.2% 64.8%
Entering EBacc27.5% 70.0% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.75 Stronger figure3.39 4.09
Cohort120 207
A-level results
A-level entriesNot reported53
A-level average pointsNot reported31.5 35.0
A-level average gradeNot reportedC
Best 3 A-levels pointsNot reported32.5 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjectsNot reported17.2% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census848 1,427
Free school meals (ever 6)36.6% 36.2%
English as an additional language12.3% 11.9%
SEN support18.2% 10.8%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence8.6% Stronger figure10.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence23.1% Stronger figure30.7% 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.

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