Queen's Church of England Academy
Bentley Road, Nuneaton, CV11 5LR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE DIOCESE OF COVENTRY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hannah Carvell
- Religious ethos
- None
- Diocese
- Diocese of Coventry
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Coventry
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Nuneaton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 368
- Pupils on roll
- 356
- URN
- 140419
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476382906
About this school
Queen's Church of England Academy is a Church of England primary academy in Nuneaton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 356 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 86 | 83 | 86 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 54% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 13% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 80% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 69% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 78% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Queen's Church of England 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 | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 351 |
| 2023/24 | 355 |
| 2024/25 | 354 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Queen's Church of England Academy compares
Queen's Church of England Academy ranked 130th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4.9% | 31.9% | 356 | — |
| Chilvers Coton Community Infant School | — | 4.8% | 26.8% | 202 | 0.5 miles |
| Croft Junior School | 51% | 4.2% | 30.5% | 353 | 0.5 miles |
| Abbey CofE Infant School | — | 6% | 31.9% | 197 | 0.5 miles |
| Glendale Infant School | — | 4% | 27.8% | 259 | 0.7 miles |
| Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy | 77% | 4.3% | 15.5% | 572 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.92%
- English as an additional language
- 44.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.89%
- Persistent absence
- 11.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chilvers Coton Community Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
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Croft Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
-
Abbey CofE Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
-
Glendale Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
-
Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
Other schools in Nuneaton
Queen's Church of England Academy ranks 18th of the 22 ranked primary schools in Nuneaton.
- Abbey CofE Infant School Primary
- All Saints CofE Primary School and Nursery, Nuneaton Primary
- Barlestone Church of England Primary School Primary
- Camp Hill Primary School Primary
- Chetwynd Junior School Primary
- Chilvers Coton Community Infant School Primary
- Congerstone Primary School Primary
- Croft Junior School Primary
- Dove Bank Primary School Primary
- Galley Common Infant School Primary
- Glendale Infant School Primary
- Higham-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Queen's Church of England Academy teach?
- Queen's Church of England Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Nuneaton.
- Who is the headteacher of Queen's Church of England Academy?
- The headteacher of Queen's Church of England Academy is Mrs Hannah Carvell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Queen's Church of England Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Queen's Church of England 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 big is Queen's Church of England Academy?
- Queen's Church of England Academy has 356 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Queen's Church of England Academy full?
- Queen's Church of England Academy has capacity for 368 pupils and 356 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Queen's Church of England Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Queen's Church of England Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Coventry.
- Does Queen's Church of England Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Queen's Church of England Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Queen's Church of England Academy?
- Queen's Church of England Academy is part of THE DIOCESE OF COVENTRY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Queen's Church of England Academy have?
- The schools register lists Queen's Church of England 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 Queen's Church of England Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Queen's Church of England Academy rank locally?
- Queen's Church of England Academy ranked 130th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Queen's Church of England Academy's absence rate?
- Queen's Church of England Academy's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Queen's Church of England Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Queen's Church of England 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.