58%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
35%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
40.7
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
5%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
503.4
EBacc APS · 2024/25
862
Pupils · 2024/25
28%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted inspection · 29/11/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCoventry
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of The Westwood Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Coventry
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
58%
-11pp
69%60%51%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
35%
-9pp
45%39%33%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 35%
Attainment 8
40.7
-5.9
46.643.440.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 40.7
EBacc entry
5%
-17pp
23%14%5%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 5%
EBacc APS
503.4
-77.7
581.2466.9352.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 503.4
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
32.3
-2.5
35.931.928.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 32.3
A-level value added
-0.03
-0.3
+0.20.0-0.2
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · 0.0
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
19%
+6pp
27%16%5%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 19%
Average A-level grade
C+
0
B-C+C-
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
862
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
28%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
27%
Contact
Address
Mitchell Avenue, Canley, Coventry, CV4 8DY
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 | 58% | 35% | 40.7 | Not applicable | 5% | 503.4 | 29% | 862 |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 45% | 46.6 | -0.08 | 22% | 581.2 | 41% | 915 |
| 2022/23 | 51% | 38% | 40.2 | -0.37 | 14% | 446.9 | 27% | 881 |
| 2021/22 | 64% | 40% | 43.4 | -0.34 | 22% | 352.6 | 27% | 779 |
| 2018/19 | 51% | 33% | 41.0 | -0.27 | 23% | 360.5 | 23% | 574 |
| 2017/18 | 47% | 29% | 38.7 | -0.20 | 17% | 303.2 | 20% | 557 |
| 2016/17 | 57% | 33% | 42.8 | -0.16 | 16% | — | 16% | 572 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 32.3 | C+ | -0.03 | 19% | 32 |
| 2023/24 | 34.8 | C+ | +0.23 | 13% | 47 |
| 2022/23 | 28.0 | C- | — | 6% | 32 |
| 2021/22 | 35.9 | B- | — | 27% | 28 |
| 2018/19 | 29.9 | C | -0.13 | 5% | 31 |
| 2017/18 | 24.7 | D+ | -0.02 | 0% | 26 |
| 2016/17 | 23.9 | D+ | -0.18 | 7% | 25 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 862 | 15.8 | 26% | 28% | 34% | 10% | 27% |
| 2023/24 | 915 | 17.3 | 29% | 28% | 33% | 8% | 21% |
| 2022/23 | 881 | 17.5 | 26% | 29% | 31% | 11% | 32% |
| 2021/22 | 779 | 17.0 | 25% | 27% | 34% | 12% | 34% |
| 2020/21 | 674 | 16.4 | 26% | 21% | 37% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 574 | 15.1 | 23% | 18% | 44% | 7% | 23% |
| 2017/18 | 557 | 14.5 | 21% | 14% | 43% | 6% | 17% |
| 2016/17 | 572 | 15.7 | 25% | 13% | 45% | 6% | 19% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.