The Warwickshire Academy
Wheelwright Lane, Coventry, CV7 9RA
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 9 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THRIVE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Hostead
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Thrive Education Partnership
- Constituency
- North Warwickshire and Bedworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 80
- Pupils on roll
- 71
- URN
- 148554
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02477102100
About this school
The Warwickshire Academy is a special academy in Coventry. It teaches children aged 9 to 19 and has 71 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | 0% | 13% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | 89.0 | 88.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | 94.0 | 95.0 |
Trends over time
How The Warwickshire 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 | — | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 24% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 23.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 24% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 30 |
| 2023/24 | 51 |
| 2024/25 | 60 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 70%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 24.02%
- Persistent absence
- 49.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Exhall Grange Specialist School0.1 miles
Special schools · Coventry
-
OneSchool Global UK0.5 miles
Independent schools · Coventry
-
Ashcroft School1.2 miles
Special schools · Coventry
-
Inspired Pathways1.5 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Coventry
-
Lote Tree Primary School1.8 miles
Independent schools · Coventry
Other schools in Coventry
- Ashcroft School Special schools
- Baginton Fields Academy Academies
- Castle Wood Special School Special schools
- Corley Academy Academies
- Coventry Alternative Provision Academy Academies
- Exhall Grange Specialist School Special schools
- Inspired Pathways Local authority maintained schools
- Kingsbury Academy Academies
- Park View Special schools
- Riverbank School Academies
- Sherbourne Fields School Special schools
- Tiverton School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does The Warwickshire Academy teach?
- The Warwickshire Academy teaches children aged 9 to 19. It is a special school in Coventry.
- Who is the headteacher of The Warwickshire Academy?
- The headteacher of The Warwickshire Academy is Mr Paul Hostead, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Warwickshire Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Warwickshire 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 The Warwickshire Academy?
- The Warwickshire Academy has 71 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 19.
- Is The Warwickshire Academy full?
- The Warwickshire Academy has capacity for 80 pupils and 71 on roll (89%), 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 The Warwickshire Academy a faith school?
- No. The Warwickshire Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Warwickshire Academy a selective school?
- No. The Warwickshire Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Warwickshire Academy?
- The Warwickshire Academy is part of THRIVE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Warwickshire Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2023/24 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is The Warwickshire Academy's absence rate?
- The Warwickshire Academy's overall absence rate is 24% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Warwickshire Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Warwickshire 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 10 July 2026.