King Henry VIII School
Warwick Road, Coventry, CV3 6AQ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Sewell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Coventry South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,418
- Pupils on roll
- 721
- URN
- 103750
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476271111
About this school
King Henry VIII School is a Christian independent school in Coventry. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 721 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected King Henry VIII School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
King Henry VIII School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1980, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 105 | 114 | 67 |
| Attainment 8 score | 16.5 | 12.8 | 17.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How King Henry VIII School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Coventry average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 16.5 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 12.8 | 36.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 17.9 | 36.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 805 |
| 2023/24 | 802 |
| 2024/25 | 813 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 148
Location
Nearby schools
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Coventry Speech and Language Service Co Manor Park Primary School0.7 miles
Other types · Coventry
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Coventry University0.7 miles
Universities · Coventry
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Bablake School1.0 miles
Independent schools
-
Park View1.6 miles
Special schools · Coventry
-
Pattison College1.7 miles
Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does King Henry VIII School teach?
- King Henry VIII School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is an independent school in Coventry.
- Who is the headteacher of King Henry VIII School?
- The headteacher of King Henry VIII School is Mr Richard Sewell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has King Henry VIII School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected King Henry VIII School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is King Henry VIII School?
- King Henry VIII School has 721 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is King Henry VIII School full?
- King Henry VIII School has capacity for 1,418 pupils and 721 on roll (51%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is King Henry VIII School a faith school?
- Yes. King Henry VIII School is designated Christian.
- How have King Henry VIII School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 16.5 in 2022/23 and 17.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are King Henry VIII School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, King Henry VIII School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.