Academy converter · Coventry

Meadow Park School

11–18Ages
734Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
148429URN

Abbey Road, Whitley, Coventry, CV3 4BD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.7 below Coventry median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Coventry

169 applications for 122 places · 19th of 21 in Coventry

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

33.1of 90

Coventry 44.6 England 46.0

22nd of 22 in Coventry

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 21 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	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

1.4applications per place, Year 7

0.7 below Coventry median (2.0) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

169 applications · 122 places offered · 49 named it first

2026 1.4; Coventry median median 2.1
2025 1.4; Coventry median median 2.2
2024 1.1; Coventry median median 2.2
2023 1.0; Coventry median median 2.1
2022 1.9; Coventry median median 2.0
2021 1.3; Coventry median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Coventry median median 2.1; as the previous school
2019 2.4; Coventry median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 2.3; Coventry median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.3; Coventry median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Coventry median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Coventry median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Coventry median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Coventry median in 0 of 6 years.

This school
Coventry median

Dashed bars: as Whitley Academy (URN 136840), Whitley Abbey Business and Enterprise College (URN 103734), 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	122	169	1.4	49	0.40
Sep 2025	105	150	1.4	52	0.50
Sep 2024	149	156	1.1	59	0.40
Sep 2023	134	135	1.0	46	0.34
Sep 2022	88	169	1.9	66	0.75
Sep 2021	179	234	1.3	91	0.51
Sep 2020 *	163	285	1.8	107	0.66
Sep 2019 *	180	429	2.4	171	0.95
Sep 2018 *	170	398	2.3	183	1.08
Sep 2017 *	160	369	2.3	160	1.00
Sep 2016 *	160	356	2.2	162	1.01
Sep 2015 *	160	329	2.1	156	0.98
Sep 2014 *	160	313	2.0	164	1.02

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

164 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)33.122nd of 22 in Coventry

Coventry 44.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths29%19th of 22 in Coventry

Coventry 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths45%

Coventry 63% England 66%

This school
Coventry median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.61

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	164	33.1	29%	45%	–
2024/25	147	34.9	27%	48%	–
2023/24	164	36.6	29%	43%	−0.61
2022/23	147	34.5	27%	46%	−0.93

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

Meadow Park SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

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

Good2023

3.0applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
Ernesford Grange Community Academy
2.2 km · Coventry

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 39.8Attainment 8
Finham Park School
2.8 km · Coventry

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 50.7Attainment 8
Sidney Stringer Academy
3.0 km · Coventry

Good2023

3.6applications per place 42.3Attainment 8
Stoke Park School
3.1 km · Coventry

2026

2.4applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
Eden Girls' School, Coventry
3.4 km · Coventry

Remains Outstanding2023

1.9applications per place 65.2Attainment 8
Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
3.4 km · Coventry

Good2024

2.1applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
Barr's Hill School
3.8 km · Coventry

Outstanding2024

3.8applications per place 44.9Attainment 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: 148429 · 331/4011
Trust: Finham Park Multi-Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 910 pupils · 734 on roll
Free school meals: 44.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2021
Replaced: Whitley Academy (URN 136840); Whitley Abbey Business and Enterprise College (URN 103734)
Address: Abbey Road, Whitley, Coventry, CV3 4BD
Local authority: Coventry

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