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Meadow Park School

Abbey Road, Whitley, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 4BD ·

Ofsted:Requires improvement· 2023

At a glance

A state secondary academy for ages 11–18 in Coventry. Rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection (November 2023). GCSE results are well below the England average (Attainment 8: 34.9 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 49 families put it first for 122 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–18
Pupils: 734
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: Yes
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Coventry
Academy trust: FINHAM PARK MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher: Mrs Bernadette Pettman
Opened: Jan 2021

School website 02476302580 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 21 Nov 2023

Requires improvementOverall effectiveness

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 147 pupils

Attainment 8

34.9

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

26.5%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

48.3%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

-0.61

2023/24 · CI -0.84 to -0.37

This school

34.9

Coventry

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 136840), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

122

1st preferences

All applications

169

1st prefs per place

0.40

Fewer first choices than places

49 of 49 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%).

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

803

Capacity

910

81% full

Girls / boys

52/48

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)41.1%
English as an additional language40%
SEN support17.1%
Education, Health and Care plan1.1%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.