Lyng Hall School
Blackberry Lane, Coventry, CV2 3JS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- FINHAM PARK MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Leah Martindale
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Finham Park Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Coventry East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 984
- Pupils on roll
- 1,014
- URN
- 142960
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476724960
About this school
Lyng Hall School is a secondary academy in Coventry. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,014 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 141 | 165 | 141 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.4 | 34.6 | 32.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.63 -0.88 to -0.38 | -0.61 -0.85 to -0.38 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 23% | 23% | 17.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 44% | 40.6% | 33.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 16% | 15.8% | 31.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
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 Lyng Hall 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 | 37.4 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 34.6 | 36.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 32.6 | 36.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 908 |
| 2023/24 | 981 |
| 2024/25 | 989 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lyng Hall School compares
Lyng Hall School ranked 22nd of 22 secondary schools in Coventry for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 24% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 32.6 | 11.3% | 44.6% | 1,014 | — |
| Stoke Park School | 43.4 | 8.1% | 38.3% | 1,101 | 0.7 miles |
| Caludon Castle School | 46.5 | 8.4% | 20.5% | 1,520 | 1.0 miles |
| Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School | 46.6 | 10.4% | 36.9% | 1,406 | 1.1 miles |
| Grace Academy Coventry | 43.2 | 9.9% | 46.3% | 1,051 | 1.4 miles |
| Eden Girls' School, Coventry | 62.6 | 3.8% | 38.2% | 600 | 1.6 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)
- 44.62%
- English as an additional language
- 34.5%
- Overall absence
- 11.31%
- Persistent absence
- 36.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stoke Park School0.7 miles
Secondary · Coventry
-
Caludon Castle School1.0 miles
Secondary · Coventry
-
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School1.1 miles
Secondary · Coventry
-
Grace Academy Coventry1.4 miles
Secondary · Coventry
-
Eden Girls' School, Coventry1.6 miles
Secondary · Coventry
Other schools in Coventry
Lyng Hall School ranks 24th 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 year groups does Lyng Hall School teach?
- Lyng Hall School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Coventry.
- Who is the headteacher of Lyng Hall School?
- The headteacher of Lyng Hall School is Mrs Leah Martindale, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lyng Hall School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lyng Hall 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 Lyng Hall School?
- Lyng Hall School has 1,014 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Lyng Hall School full?
- Lyng Hall School has capacity for 984 pupils and 1,014 on roll (103%), 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 Lyng Hall School a faith school?
- No. Lyng Hall School has no designated religious character.
- Is Lyng Hall School a selective school?
- No. Lyng Hall School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Lyng Hall School?
- Lyng Hall School is part of FINHAM PARK MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lyng Hall School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.4 in 2022/23 and 32.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lyng Hall School rank locally?
- Lyng Hall School ranked 22nd of 22 secondary schools in Coventry for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 24% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lyng Hall School's absence rate?
- Lyng Hall School's overall absence rate is 11.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lyng Hall School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lyng Hall 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 2 July 2026.