Academy converter · Coventry

Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School

11–18Ages
1,155Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
147345URN

Leasowes Avenue, Coventry, CV3 6BH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Coventry median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Coventry

431 applications for 210 places · 11th of 21 in Coventry

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

50.4of 90

Coventry 44.6 England 46.0

5th of 22 in Coventry

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

2.1applications per place, Year 7

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

431 applications · 210 places offered · 188 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Coventry median median 2.1
2025 2.2; Coventry median median 2.2
2024 2.5; Coventry median median 2.2
2023 2.2; Coventry median median 2.1
2022 2.0; Coventry median median 2.0
2021 1.9; Coventry median median 1.9
2020 2.3; Coventry median median 2.1
2019 2.3; Coventry median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 2.3; Coventry median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Coventry median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Coventry median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Coventry median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Coventry median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Coventry median

Dashed bars: as Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School (URN 103742), 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	210	431	2.1	188	0.90
Sep 2025	208	457	2.2	191	0.92
Sep 2024	180	443	2.5	202	1.12
Sep 2023	210	463	2.2	200	0.95
Sep 2022	207	411	2.0	177	0.86
Sep 2021	209	393	1.9	192	0.92
Sep 2020	179	410	2.3	193	1.08
Sep 2019 *	180	414	2.3	205	1.14
Sep 2018 *	189	431	2.3	183	0.97
Sep 2017 *	180	335	1.9	152	0.84
Sep 2016 *	179	346	1.9	172	0.96
Sep 2015 *	178	360	2.0	162	0.91
Sep 2014 *	179	348	1.9	157	0.88

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

203 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)50.45th of 22 in Coventry

Coventry 44.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths56%3rd 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)+0.52

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	203	50.4	56%	73%	–
2024/25	178	52.9	57%	74%	–
2023/24	180	54.0	54%	80%	+0.52
2022/23	174	50.4	49%	74%	+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

Bishop Ullathorne Catholic SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 50.7Attainment 8
The Westwood Academy
2.6 km · Coventry

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Remains Good2022

43.6Attainment 8
Finham Park 2
3.2 km · Coventry

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 44.8Attainment 8
Meadow Park School
3.4 km · Coventry

Requires improvement2023

1.4applications per place 33.1Attainment 8
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
3.7 km · Coventry

Good2023

3.0applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
Kenilworth School and Sixth Form
4.1 km · Warwickshire

Outstanding2023

2.8applications per place 56.2Attainment 8
Barr's Hill School
4.2 km · Coventry

Outstanding2024

3.8applications per place 44.9Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 147345 · 331/4701
Trust: Holy Cross Catholic Multi Academy Company
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,272 pupils · 1,155 on roll
Free school meals: 25.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2019
Replaced: Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School (URN 103742)
Address: Leasowes Avenue, Coventry, CV3 6BH
Local authority: Coventry

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