Academy converter · Coventry

Finham Park School

11–18Ages
1,724Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136963URN

Green Lane, Coventry, CV3 6EA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Coventry median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Coventry

588 applications for 270 places · 10th of 21 in Coventry

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

50.7of 90

Coventry 44.6 England 46.0

4th of 22 in Coventry

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 14 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Year 7

close to Coventry median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

588 applications · 270 places offered · 257 named it first

2026 2.2; Coventry median median 2.1
2025 2.2; Coventry median median 2.2
2024 2.5; Coventry median median 2.2
2023 2.4; Coventry median median 2.1
2022 2.1; Coventry median median 2.0
2021 2.3; Coventry median median 1.9
2020 2.4; Coventry median median 2.1
2019 2.5; Coventry median median 2.0
2018 2.6; Coventry median median 1.8
2017 2.7; Coventry median median 2.0
2016 2.6; Coventry median median 2.1
2015 2.9; Coventry median median 1.9
2014 2.9; Coventry median median 2.2

More applications per place than the Coventry median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Coventry median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	270	588	2.2	257	0.95
Sep 2025	270	602	2.2	278	1.03
Sep 2024	270	672	2.5	328	1.21
Sep 2023	268	635	2.4	304	1.13
Sep 2022	299	633	2.1	325	1.09
Sep 2021	269	623	2.3	305	1.13
Sep 2020	240	581	2.4	241	1.00
Sep 2019	240	603	2.5	275	1.15
Sep 2018	240	616	2.6	285	1.19
Sep 2017	240	639	2.7	304	1.27
Sep 2016	240	631	2.6	304	1.27
Sep 2015	239	698	2.9	299	1.25
Sep 2014	239	680	2.9	274	1.15

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

271 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)50.74th of 22 in Coventry

Coventry 44.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths56%4th of 22 in Coventry

Coventry 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths73%

Coventry 63% England 66%

This school
Coventry median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.20

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	271	50.7	56%	73%	–
2024/25	237	55.7	62%	81%	–
2023/24	237	51.9	56%	79%	+0.20
2022/23	238	52.7	58%	78%	+0.17

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Finham Park SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 50.7Attainment 8
Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
0.6 km · Coventry

Good2024

2.1applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
Meadow Park School
2.8 km · Coventry

Requires improvement2023

1.4applications per place 33.1Attainment 8
The Westwood Academy
3.0 km · Coventry

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
WMG Academy for Young Engineers
3.0 km · Coventry

Remains Good2022

43.6Attainment 8
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
3.1 km · Coventry

Good2023

3.0applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
Finham Park 2
3.5 km · Coventry

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 44.8Attainment 8
Sidney Stringer Academy
3.7 km · Coventry

Good2023

3.6applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
Barr's Hill School
3.8 km · Coventry

Outstanding2024

3.8applications per place 44.9Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136963 · 331/4037
Trust: Finham Park Multi-Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,750 pupils · 1,724 on roll
Free school meals: 12.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: Finham Park School (URN 103738)
Address: Green Lane, Coventry, CV3 6EA
Local authority: Coventry

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources