Academy converter · Coventry

The Westwood Academy

11–18Ages
843Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137225URN

Mitchell Avenue, Canley, Coventry, CV4 8DY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 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

2.7per place

0.7 above Coventry median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Coventry

321 applications for 117 places · 5th of 21 in Coventry

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.1of 90

Coventry 44.6 England 46.0

7th of 22 in Coventry

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 4 February 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	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

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

2.7applications per place, Year 7

0.7 above Coventry median (2.0) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

321 applications · 117 places offered · 89 named it first

2026 2.7; Coventry median median 2.1
2025 2.6; Coventry median median 2.2
2024 2.8; Coventry median median 2.2
2023 2.1; Coventry median median 2.1
2022 2.4; Coventry median median 2.0
2021 1.7; Coventry median median 1.9
2020 2.1; Coventry median median 2.1
2019 1.7; Coventry median median 2.0
2018 1.7; Coventry median median 1.8
2017 2.3; Coventry median median 2.0
2016 2.1; Coventry median median 2.1
2015 1.7; Coventry median median 1.9
2014 2.2; Coventry median median 2.2

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	117	321	2.7	89	0.76
Sep 2025	127	331	2.6	102	0.80
Sep 2024	114	314	2.8	96	0.84
Sep 2023	179	373	2.1	111	0.62
Sep 2022	158	384	2.4	101	0.64
Sep 2021	167	280	1.7	93	0.56
Sep 2020	139	290	2.1	79	0.57
Sep 2019	137	234	1.7	63	0.46
Sep 2018	120	204	1.7	55	0.46
Sep 2017	86	201	2.3	56	0.65
Sep 2016	78	166	2.1	60	0.77
Sep 2015	121	209	1.7	87	0.72
Sep 2014	119	264	2.2	91	0.76

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

156 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.17th of 22 in Coventry

Coventry 44.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths48%7th of 22 in Coventry

Coventry 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths66%

Coventry 63% England 66%

This school
Coventry median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.08

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	156	46.1	48%	66%	–
2024/25	147	40.7	35%	59%	–
2023/24	143	46.6	45%	69%	−0.08
2022/23	138	40.2	38%	51%	−0.37

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

The Westwood AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Remains Good2022

43.6Attainment 8
Finham Park 2
0.8 km · Coventry

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 44.8Attainment 8
West Coventry Academy
2.0 km · Coventry

Good2023

1.9applications per place 39.3Attainment 8
Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
2.6 km · Coventry

Good2024

2.1applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
Finham Park School
3.0 km · Coventry

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 50.7Attainment 8
Barr's Hill School
4.6 km · Coventry

Outstanding2024

3.8applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
Coundon Court
4.7 km · Coventry

2026

1.4applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
Kenilworth School and Sixth Form
5.0 km · Warwickshire

Outstanding2023

2.8applications per place 56.2Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137225 · 331/4043
Trust: Kenilworth Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 875 pupils · 843 on roll
Free school meals: 34.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: The Westwood School - A Technology College (URN 103741)
Address: Mitchell Avenue, Canley, Coventry, CV4 8DY
Local authority: Coventry

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