69%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
47%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
46.7
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
22%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
649.6
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,038
Pupils · 2024/25
49%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding
Ofsted inspection · 05/03/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCoventry
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.6:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Barr's Hill School · Secondary with sixth form · Coventry
Part ofTHE FUTURES TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
69%
+3pp
70%62%53%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
47%
-6pp
54%50%45%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 47%
Attainment 8
46.7
0
49.846.843.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 46.7
EBacc entry
22%
-11pp
43%32%22%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 22%
EBacc APS
649.6
+104.1
649.6542.6435.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 649.6
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
30.5
-1.5
37.932.727.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 30.5
A-level value added
-0.72
-0.5
+0.3-0.2-0.7
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.7
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
8%
-6pp
16%8%0%
'18'22'23'24'25
'25 · 8%
Average A-level grade
C
0
B-C+C-
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,038
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
49%
FSM eligible
43%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
26%
Contact
Address
Radford Road, Coventry, CV1 4BU
Local authority
Coventry
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 69% | 47% | 46.7 | Not applicable | 22% | 649.6 | 22% | 1,038 |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 53% | 46.7 | +0.47 | 33% | 545.5 | 34% | 995 |
| 2022/23 | 69% | 54% | 49.8 | +0.80 | 30% | 574.7 | 31% | 928 |
| 2021/22 | 70% | 51% | 48.8 | +0.76 | 32% | 552.2 | 33% | 847 |
| 2018/19 | 53% | 45% | 43.7 | +0.67 | 43% | 435.6 | 47% | 682 |
| 2017/18 | 59% | 32% | 39.6 | +0.14 | 24% | 334.6 | 32% | 662 |
| 2016/17 | 34% | 12% | 30.7 | -0.49 | 33% | — | 49% | 724 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 30.5 | C | -0.72 | 8% | 79 |
| 2023/24 | 32.0 | C+ | -0.26 | 13% | 76 |
| 2022/23 | 33.5 | C+ | — | 15% | 71 |
| 2021/22 | 37.9 | B- | — | 16% | 52 |
| 2018/19 | 27.4 | C- | +0.31 | Suppressed | 61 |
| 2017/18 | 14.0 | E+ | -0.47 | 0% | 50 |
| 2016/17 | 15.7 | D- | -0.71 | 0% | 73 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,038 | 14.7 | 22% | 49% | 43% | 9% | 26% |
| 2023/24 | 995 | 14.9 | 23% | 50% | 44% | 9% | 27% |
| 2022/23 | 928 | 15.8 | 23% | 53% | 42% | 8% | 24% |
| 2021/22 | 847 | 17.5 | 24% | 53% | 43% | 8% | 24% |
| 2020/21 | 772 | 16.3 | 20% | 53% | 36% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 682 | 16.8 | 15% | 57% | 36% | 6% | 17% |
| 2017/18 | — | 16.2 | — | — | — | 8% | 26% |
| 2016/17 | 724 | 17.2 | 15% | 53% | 44% | 7% | 22% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.