Sidney Stringer Academy
2 Primrose Hill Street, Coventry, CV1 5LY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SIDNEY STRINGER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Miss Anna Ford
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Sidney Stringer Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Coventry South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,350
- Pupils on roll
- 1,496
- URN
- 136126
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476251756
About this school
Sidney Stringer Academy is a secondary academy in Coventry. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,496 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sidney Stringer Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 211 | 231 | 206 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.8 | 39.9 | 40.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.16 -0.35 to +0.04 | -0.19 -0.39 to +0.01 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 35.5% | 35% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 54.5% | 51.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 41% | 48.1% | 50% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
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 Sidney Stringer Academy 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 | 40.8 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.9 | 36.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.1 | 36.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,467 |
| 2023/24 | 1,478 |
| 2024/25 | 1,495 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sidney Stringer Academy compares
Sidney Stringer Academy ranked 19th of 22 secondary schools in Coventry for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 39% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.1 | 9.5% | 49.9% | 1,496 | — |
| Eden Girls' School, Coventry | 62.6 | 3.8% | 38.2% | 600 | 0.2 miles |
| Barr's Hill School | 46.7 | 8.7% | 43.5% | 1,063 | 0.6 miles |
| Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College | 51.2 | 7.2% | 28.6% | 1,815 | 1.0 miles |
| Stoke Park School | 43.4 | 8.1% | 38.3% | 1,101 | 1.2 miles |
| Lyng Hall School | 32.6 | 11.3% | 44.6% | 1,014 | 1.6 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)
- 49.87%
- English as an additional language
- 63.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.51%
- Persistent absence
- 26.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Eden Girls' School, Coventry0.2 miles
Secondary · Coventry
-
Barr's Hill School0.6 miles
Secondary · Coventry
-
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College1.0 miles
Secondary · Coventry
-
Stoke Park School1.2 miles
Secondary · Coventry
-
Lyng Hall School1.6 miles
Secondary · Coventry
Other schools in Coventry
Sidney Stringer Academy ranks 21st 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 ages does Sidney Stringer Academy teach?
- Sidney Stringer Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Coventry.
- Who is the principal of Sidney Stringer Academy?
- The principal of Sidney Stringer Academy is Miss Anna Ford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sidney Stringer Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sidney Stringer Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Sidney Stringer Academy?
- Sidney Stringer Academy has 1,496 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Sidney Stringer Academy full?
- Sidney Stringer Academy has capacity for 1,350 pupils and 1,496 on roll (111%), so it is at or above 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 Sidney Stringer Academy a faith school?
- No. Sidney Stringer Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Sidney Stringer Academy a selective school?
- No. Sidney Stringer Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Sidney Stringer Academy part of an academy trust?
- Sidney Stringer Academy is part of SIDNEY STRINGER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sidney Stringer Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.8 in 2022/23 and 40.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sidney Stringer Academy compare with other schools in Coventry?
- Sidney Stringer Academy ranked 19th of 22 secondary schools in Coventry for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 39% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sidney Stringer Academy's absence rate?
- Sidney Stringer Academy's overall absence rate is 9.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sidney Stringer Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sidney Stringer Academy'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.