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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 29 June 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 9 May 2017Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry299 applications · 153 places offered · 148 named it first
- 2026 2.0; Warwickshire median median 2.6
- 2025 1.9; Warwickshire median median 2.5
- 2024 2.0; Warwickshire median median 2.4
- 2023 2.1; Warwickshire median median 2.5
- 2022 2.0; Warwickshire median median 2.1
- 2021 1.8; Warwickshire median median 2.0
- 2020 2.0; Warwickshire median median 2.0
- 2019 1.9; Warwickshire median median 1.9
- 2018 1.4; Warwickshire median median 1.8
- 2017 1.3; Warwickshire median median 1.9
- 2016 1.2; Warwickshire median median 1.8
- 2015 1.2; Warwickshire median median 1.6
- 2014 1.3; Warwickshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- Warwickshire median
Dashed bars: as Queen Elizabeth School and Sports College (URN 125768), the previous school.
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 | 153 | 299 | 2.0 | 148 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2025 | 160 | 296 | 1.9 | 164 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2024 | 160 | 327 | 2.0 | 184 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2023 | 159 | 333 | 2.1 | 180 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2022 | 150 | 300 | 2.0 | 193 | 1.29 |
| Sep 2021 | 146 | 258 | 1.8 | 149 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2020 | 117 | 231 | 2.0 | 140 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2019 | 150 | 279 | 1.9 | 199 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2018 | 130 | 179 | 1.4 | 130 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 118 | 155 | 1.3 | 112 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2016 | 110 | 133 | 1.2 | 90 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2015 | 89 | 104 | 1.2 | 71 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2014 * | 90 | 117 | 1.3 | 79 | 0.88 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 132 | 46.6 | 44% | 69% | – |
| 2024/25 | 110 | 43.9 | 44% | 61% | – |
| 2023/24 | 138 | 42.9 | 38% | 63% | −0.30 |
| 2022/23 | 134 | 43.7 | 40% | 64% | 0.00 |
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 Queen Elizabeth AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.0applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
- 3.8 km · WarwickshireRequires improvement20231.7applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
- 6.5 km · WarwickshireNot yet inspected3.1applications per place
- 6.9 km · WarwickshireSerious weaknesses 20261.5applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
- 7.0 km · WarwickshireStandards maintained20252.5applications per place 51.0Attainment 8
- 7.1 km · WarwickshireGood20231.6applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
- 7.3 km · WarwickshireRemains Good20232.8applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
- 7.4 km · WarwickshireRemains Good20223.5applications per place 48.2Attainment 8
- 8.9 km · Warwickshire20252.6applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 139937 · 937/4005
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 660 pupils · 746 on roll
- Free school meals
- 31.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2014
- Replaced
- Queen Elizabeth School and Sports College (URN 125768)
- Address
- Witherley Road, Atherstone, CV9 1LZ
- Local authority
- Warwickshire · North Warwickshire
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources