President Kennedy School Academy
Rookery Lane, Coventry, CV6 4GL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE FUTURES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Tyson Lane
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Futures Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Coventry North West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,570
- Pupils on roll
- 1,799
- URN
- 140248
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476661416
About this school
President Kennedy School Academy is a secondary academy in Coventry. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,799 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected President Kennedy School Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- 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 | 269 | 296 | 327 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.4 | 47.8 | 43.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.22 +0.05 to +0.39 | +0.27 +0.11 to +0.44 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47% | 50.3% | 37.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 70.3% | 58.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 21% | 19.3% | 18.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
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 President Kennedy School 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 | 47.4 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.8 | 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 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,781 |
| 2023/24 | 1,827 |
| 2024/25 | 1,845 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How President Kennedy School Academy compares
President Kennedy School Academy ranked 13th 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 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.2 | 8.7% | 35.2% | 1,799 | — |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic School | 49.6 | 9.1% | 29.4% | 1,435 | 0.9 miles |
| Ash Green School | 40.7 | 9.7% | 34.8% | 816 | 1.0 miles |
| Coundon Court | 45 | 9.5% | 25.1% | 1,873 | 1.7 miles |
| Foxford Community School | 41 | 11% | 41% | 1,078 | 1.8 miles |
| Barr's Hill School | 46.7 | 8.7% | 43.5% | 1,063 | 2.4 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)
- 35.2%
- English as an additional language
- 34.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.67%
- Persistent absence
- 22.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cardinal Newman Catholic School0.9 miles
Secondary · Coventry
-
Ash Green School1.0 miles
Secondary · Coventry
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Coundon Court1.7 miles
Secondary · Coventry
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Foxford Community School1.8 miles
Secondary · Coventry
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Barr's Hill School2.4 miles
Secondary · Coventry
Other schools in Coventry
President Kennedy School Academy ranks 14th 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 President Kennedy School Academy teach?
- President Kennedy School Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Coventry.
- Who is the headteacher of President Kennedy School Academy?
- The headteacher of President Kennedy School Academy is Mr Tyson Lane, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has President Kennedy School Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected President Kennedy School 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 President Kennedy School Academy?
- President Kennedy School Academy has 1,799 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is President Kennedy School Academy full?
- President Kennedy School Academy has capacity for 1,570 pupils and 1,799 on roll (115%), 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 President Kennedy School Academy a faith school?
- No. President Kennedy School Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is President Kennedy School Academy a selective school?
- No. President Kennedy School Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is President Kennedy School Academy part of an academy trust?
- President Kennedy School Academy is part of THE FUTURES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does President Kennedy School Academy have?
- The schools register lists President Kennedy School Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have President Kennedy School Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.4 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 President Kennedy School Academy compare with other schools in Coventry?
- President Kennedy School Academy ranked 13th 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 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is President Kennedy School Academy's absence rate?
- President Kennedy School Academy's overall absence rate is 8.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are President Kennedy School Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, President Kennedy School 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 6 July 2026.