Meadow Park School
Abbey Road, Whitley, Coventry, CV3 4BD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- FINHAM PARK MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Bernadette Pettman
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Finham Park Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Coventry South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 910
- Pupils on roll
- 734
- URN
- 148429
- Local authority
- Coventry
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02476302580
About this school
Meadow Park School is a secondary academy in Coventry. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 734 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 147 | 164 | 147 |
| Attainment 8 score | 34.5 | 36.6 | 34.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.93 -1.18 to -0.69 | -0.61 -0.84 to -0.37 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27% | 28.7% | 26.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46% | 43.3% | 48.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 1% | 6.1% | 27.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
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 Meadow Park 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 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.6 | 36.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 34.9 | 36.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 797 |
| 2023/24 | 783 |
| 2024/25 | 803 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Meadow Park School compares
Meadow Park School ranked 21st of 22 secondary schools in Coventry for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 34.9 | 12.2% | 41.1% | 734 | — |
| Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College | 51.2 | 7.2% | 28.6% | 1,815 | 0.9 miles |
| Ernesford Grange Community Academy | 38.3 | 10.7% | 44% | 1,187 | 1.3 miles |
| Finham Park School | 55.7 | 6.9% | 13.1% | 1,724 | 1.8 miles |
| Sidney Stringer Academy | 40.1 | 9.5% | 49.9% | 1,496 | 1.9 miles |
| Stoke Park School | 43.4 | 8.1% | 38.3% | 1,101 | 1.9 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)
- 41.07%
- English as an additional language
- 40%
- Overall absence
- 12.22%
- Persistent absence
- 34.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College0.9 miles
Secondary · Coventry
-
Ernesford Grange Community Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Coventry
-
Finham Park School1.8 miles
Secondary · Coventry
-
Sidney Stringer Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Coventry
-
Stoke Park School1.9 miles
Secondary · Coventry
Other schools in Coventry
Meadow Park School ranks 23rd 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 Meadow Park School teach?
- Meadow Park School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Coventry.
- Who is the headteacher of Meadow Park School?
- The headteacher of Meadow Park School is Mrs Bernadette Pettman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Meadow Park School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Meadow Park 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 Meadow Park School?
- Meadow Park School has 734 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Meadow Park School full?
- Meadow Park School has capacity for 910 pupils and 734 on roll (81%), 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 Meadow Park School a faith school?
- No. Meadow Park School has no designated religious character.
- Is Meadow Park School a selective school?
- No. Meadow Park School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Meadow Park School?
- Meadow Park 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 Meadow Park School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 34.5 in 2022/23 and 34.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Meadow Park School rank locally?
- Meadow Park School ranked 21st of 22 secondary schools in Coventry for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Meadow Park School's absence rate?
- Meadow Park School's overall absence rate is 12.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Meadow Park School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Meadow Park 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 10 July 2026.