Caludon Castle School
Axholme Road, Wyken, Coventry, CV2 5BD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CASTLE PHOENIX TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Sarah Kenrick
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Castle Phoenix Trust
- Constituency
- Coventry East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,445
- Pupils on roll
- 1,520
- URN
- 139292
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476444822
About this school
Caludon Castle School is a secondary academy in Coventry. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,520 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 February 2024, 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 | 241 | 267 | 237 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.4 | 46.6 | 46.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.09 -0.27 to +0.10 | +0.17 -0.01 to +0.34 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 47.2% | 41.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 73.4% | 62.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 27% | 24.7% | 26.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
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 Caludon Castle 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 | 44.4 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.6 | 36.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.5 | 36.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,570 |
| 2023/24 | 1,556 |
| 2024/25 | 1,514 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Caludon Castle School compares
Caludon Castle School ranked 8th of 22 secondary schools in Coventry for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 63% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.5 | 8.4% | 20.5% | 1,520 | — |
| Stoke Park School | 43.4 | 8.1% | 38.3% | 1,101 | 0.9 miles |
| Lyng Hall School | 32.6 | 11.3% | 44.6% | 1,014 | 1.0 miles |
| Ernesford Grange Community Academy | 38.3 | 10.7% | 44% | 1,187 | 1.3 miles |
| Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School | 46.6 | 10.4% | 36.9% | 1,406 | 1.5 miles |
| Grace Academy Coventry | 43.2 | 9.9% | 46.3% | 1,051 | 1.7 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)
- 20.47%
- English as an additional language
- 20.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.38%
- Persistent absence
- 22.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stoke Park School0.9 miles
Secondary · Coventry
-
Lyng Hall School1.0 miles
Secondary · Coventry
-
Ernesford Grange Community Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Coventry
-
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School1.5 miles
Secondary · Coventry
-
Grace Academy Coventry1.7 miles
Secondary · Coventry
Other schools in Coventry
Caludon Castle School ranks 9th 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
- 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
- Foxford Community School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Caludon Castle School teach?
- Caludon Castle School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Coventry.
- Who is the headteacher of Caludon Castle School?
- The headteacher of Caludon Castle School is Ms Sarah Kenrick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Caludon Castle School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Caludon Castle School, 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 Caludon Castle School?
- Caludon Castle School has 1,520 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Caludon Castle School full?
- Caludon Castle School has capacity for 1,445 pupils and 1,520 on roll (105%), 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 Caludon Castle School a faith school?
- No. Caludon Castle School has no designated religious character.
- Is Caludon Castle School a selective school?
- No. Caludon Castle School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Caludon Castle School?
- Caludon Castle School is part of CASTLE PHOENIX TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Caludon Castle School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.4 in 2022/23 and 46.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Caludon Castle School rank locally?
- Caludon Castle School ranked 8th of 22 secondary schools in Coventry for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 63% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Caludon Castle School's absence rate?
- Caludon Castle School's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Caludon Castle School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Caludon Castle 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 1 July 2026.