Grace Academy Coventry
Wigston Road, Coventry, CV2 2RH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TOVE LEARNING TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Mrs Emily Wheller
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Tove Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Coventry East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,144
- Pupils on roll
- 1,051
- URN
- 135335
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476589000
About this school
Grace Academy Coventry is a secondary academy in Coventry. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,051 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 158 | 162 | 172 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.5 | 44.2 | 43.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.22 -0.47 to +0.03 | +0.31 +0.07 to +0.55 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% | 38.9% | 29.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47% | 61.1% | 60.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 21% | 29% | 25% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
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 Grace Academy Coventry 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 | 39.5 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.2 | 36.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.2 | 36.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 894 |
| 2023/24 | 993 |
| 2024/25 | 1,022 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Grace Academy Coventry compares
Grace Academy Coventry ranked 14th of 22 secondary schools in Coventry for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 50% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.2 | 9.9% | 46.3% | 1,051 | — |
| Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School | 46.6 | 10.4% | 36.9% | 1,406 | 0.3 miles |
| Lyng Hall School | 32.6 | 11.3% | 44.6% | 1,014 | 1.4 miles |
| Caludon Castle School | 46.5 | 8.4% | 20.5% | 1,520 | 1.7 miles |
| Foxford Community School | 41 | 11% | 41% | 1,078 | 1.8 miles |
| Stoke Park School | 43.4 | 8.1% | 38.3% | 1,101 | 2.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.27%
- English as an additional language
- 40.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.94%
- Persistent absence
- 28.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School0.3 miles
Secondary · Coventry
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Lyng Hall School1.4 miles
Secondary · Coventry
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Caludon Castle School1.7 miles
Secondary · Coventry
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Foxford Community School1.8 miles
Secondary · Coventry
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Stoke Park School2.1 miles
Secondary · Coventry
Other schools in Coventry
Grace Academy Coventry ranks 15th of the 24 ranked secondary schools in Coventry.
- Ash Green School Secondary
- Barr's Hill School Secondary
- Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School Secondary
- Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College Secondary
- Caludon Castle School Secondary
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School Secondary
- Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Secondary
- Coundon Court Secondary
- Eden Girls' School, Coventry Secondary
- Ernesford Grange Community Academy Secondary
- Finham Park 2 Secondary
- Finham Park School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Grace Academy Coventry teach?
- Grace Academy Coventry teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Coventry.
- Who is the executive principal of Grace Academy Coventry?
- The executive principal of Grace Academy Coventry is Mrs Emily Wheller, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Grace Academy Coventry last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Grace Academy Coventry, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Grace Academy Coventry?
- Grace Academy Coventry has 1,051 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Grace Academy Coventry full?
- Grace Academy Coventry has capacity for 1,144 pupils and 1,051 on roll (92%), 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 Grace Academy Coventry a faith school?
- No. Grace Academy Coventry has no designated religious character.
- Is Grace Academy Coventry a selective school?
- No. Grace Academy Coventry is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Grace Academy Coventry?
- Grace Academy Coventry is part of TOVE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Grace Academy Coventry's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.5 in 2022/23 and 43.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Grace Academy Coventry rank locally?
- Grace Academy Coventry ranked 14th of 22 secondary schools in Coventry for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 50% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Grace Academy Coventry's absence rate?
- Grace Academy Coventry's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Grace Academy Coventry's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Grace Academy Coventry'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 1 July 2026.