Nicholas Chamberlaine School
Bulkington Road, Bedworth, CV12 9EA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE GRIFFIN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Ramsay
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Griffin Schools Trust
- Constituency
- North Warwickshire and Bedworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,593
- Pupils on roll
- 1,456
- URN
- 139936
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476312308
About this school
Nicholas Chamberlaine School is a secondary academy in Bedworth. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,456 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Nicholas Chamberlaine School, 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
- Good
- 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 | 199 | 243 | 207 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.1 | 38.8 | 36.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.49 -0.69 to -0.29 | -0.51 -0.69 to -0.33 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 26.3% | 24.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 53.9% | 51.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 8% | 55.6% | 70% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
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 Nicholas Chamberlaine 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 | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42.1 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.8 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.9 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,320 |
| 2023/24 | 1,348 |
| 2024/25 | 1,427 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Nicholas Chamberlaine School compares
Nicholas Chamberlaine School ranked 35th of 36 secondary schools in Warwickshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 30% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36.9 | 10.8% | 36.2% | 1,456 | — |
| Foxford Community School | 41 | 11% | 41% | 1,078 | 2.0 miles |
| George Eliot Academy | 45.8 | 8.6% | 36.6% | 815 | 2.0 miles |
| Ash Green School | 40.7 | 9.7% | 34.8% | 816 | 2.4 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form College | 47.5 | 7.5% | 20.5% | 1,067 | 2.7 miles |
| Grace Academy Coventry | 43.2 | 9.9% | 46.3% | 1,051 | 2.9 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)
- 36.18%
- English as an additional language
- 11.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.8%
- Persistent absence
- 30.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Foxford Community School2.0 miles
Secondary · Coventry
-
George Eliot Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Nuneaton
-
Ash Green School2.4 miles
Secondary · Coventry
-
St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form College2.7 miles
Secondary · Nuneaton
-
Grace Academy Coventry2.9 miles
Secondary · Coventry
Other schools in Bedworth
- Bedworth Heath Nursery School Nursery
- All Saints Bedworth CofE Academy Primary
- Arden Forest Infant School Primary
- Goodyers End Primary School Primary
- Newdigate Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Race Leys Infant School Primary
- Race Leys Junior School Primary
- St Francis Catholic Academy Primary
- St James' CofE Academy Primary
- St Michael's Church of England Academy Primary
- The Canons C of E Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Nicholas Chamberlaine School teach?
- Nicholas Chamberlaine School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bedworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Nicholas Chamberlaine School?
- The headteacher of Nicholas Chamberlaine School is Mrs Alison Ramsay, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Nicholas Chamberlaine School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Nicholas Chamberlaine 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 many pupils are at Nicholas Chamberlaine School?
- Nicholas Chamberlaine School has 1,456 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Nicholas Chamberlaine School full?
- Nicholas Chamberlaine School has capacity for 1,593 pupils and 1,456 on roll (91%), 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 Nicholas Chamberlaine School a faith school?
- No. Nicholas Chamberlaine School has no designated religious character.
- Is Nicholas Chamberlaine School a selective school?
- No. Nicholas Chamberlaine School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Nicholas Chamberlaine School part of an academy trust?
- Nicholas Chamberlaine School is part of THE GRIFFIN SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Nicholas Chamberlaine School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.1 in 2022/23 and 36.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Nicholas Chamberlaine School compare with other schools in Warwickshire?
- Nicholas Chamberlaine School ranked 35th of 36 secondary schools in Warwickshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 30% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Nicholas Chamberlaine School's absence rate?
- Nicholas Chamberlaine School's overall absence rate is 10.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Nicholas Chamberlaine School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nicholas Chamberlaine 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.