Etone College
Leicester Road, Nuneaton, CV11 6AA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MATRIX ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Smith
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Matrix Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Nuneaton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,150
- Pupils on roll
- 1,164
- URN
- 137771
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476757300
About this school
Etone College is a secondary academy in Nuneaton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,164 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 30 March 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 173 | 161 | 168 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.7 | 48.9 | 47.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.20 -0.02 to +0.42 | +0.29 +0.07 to +0.51 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 55.3% | 46.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 73.3% | 63.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 71% | 65.8% | 75.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
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 Etone College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.7 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.9 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.3 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,017 |
| 2023/24 | 1,089 |
| 2024/25 | 1,170 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Etone College compares
Etone College ranked 16th of 36 secondary schools in Warwickshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 67% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.3 | 8% | 30.4% | 1,164 | — |
| Higham Lane School | 52.3 | 7.2% | 16.6% | 1,516 | 0.5 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form College | 47.5 | 7.5% | 20.5% | 1,067 | 1.1 miles |
| George Eliot Academy | 45.8 | 8.6% | 36.6% | 815 | 1.2 miles |
| Higham Lane North Academy | — | — | — | 154 | 1.3 miles |
| Nuneaton Academy | 44.2 | 14.9% | 42.7% | 977 | 2.0 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)
- 30.41%
- English as an additional language
- 14.6%
- Overall absence
- 8.01%
- Persistent absence
- 24.03%
Location
Nearby schools
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Higham Lane School0.5 miles
Secondary · Nuneaton
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St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form College1.1 miles
Secondary · Nuneaton
-
George Eliot Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Nuneaton
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Higham Lane North Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Nuneaton
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Nuneaton Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Nuneaton
Other schools in Nuneaton
Etone College ranks 5th of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Nuneaton.
- George Eliot Academy Secondary
- Hartshill Academy Secondary
- Higham Lane North Academy Secondary
- Higham Lane School Secondary
- Nuneaton Academy Secondary
- Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy Secondary
- St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form College Secondary
- The Market Bosworth School Secondary
- Stockingford Maintained Nursery School Nursery
- Abbey CofE Infant School Primary
- All Saints CofE Primary School and Nursery, Nuneaton Primary
- Barlestone Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Etone College teach?
- Etone College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Nuneaton.
- Who is the headteacher of Etone College?
- The headteacher of Etone College is Mr Ian Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Etone College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Etone College, 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 Etone College?
- Etone College has 1,164 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Etone College full?
- Etone College has capacity for 1,150 pupils and 1,164 on roll (101%), 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 Etone College a faith school?
- No. Etone College has no designated religious character.
- Is Etone College a selective school?
- No. Etone College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Etone College?
- Etone College is part of MATRIX ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Etone College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.7 in 2022/23 and 47.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Etone College rank locally?
- Etone College ranked 16th of 36 secondary schools in Warwickshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 67% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Etone College's absence rate?
- Etone College's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Etone College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Etone College'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.