Heart of England SchoolWest Coventry Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Coventry.
Summary of the comparison
Heart of England School and West Coventry Academy are secondary schools in Coventry.
Heart of England School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and West Coventry Academy scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Heart of England School is ahead on our composite score.
Heart of England School was judged Good and West Coventry Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.0 for Heart of England School and 41.2 for West Coventry Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Heart of England School (51.1 in 2021-22, 47.0 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at West Coventry Academy (41.0 in 2021-22, 41.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CoventryHeart of England School | CoventryWest Coventry Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C58/100Stronger figure | D50/100 | |
| Local ranking | 9th of 15 in Solihull | 18th of 22 in Coventry | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,216 | 1,300 | |
| Capacity | 1,365 | 1,356 | |
| Location | Coventry, CV7 7FW | Coventry, CV4 9PW | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.0 Stronger figure | 41.2 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46.5% Stronger figure | 33.8% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71.8% Stronger figure | 57.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 64.3% Stronger figure | 32.4% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.23 Stronger figure | 3.65 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 213 | 216 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 68 | 64 | |
| A-level average points | 32.2 Stronger figure | 28.0 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 32.3 Stronger figure | 28.3 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 6.3% Stronger figure | 3.3% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,216 | 1,300 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 18.7% | 31.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.8% | 19.3% | |
| SEN support | 22.7% | 21.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.6% | 1.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.5% Stronger figure | 9.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.4% Stronger figure | 26.1% | 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.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
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.
Heart of England School
West Coventry Academy
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