Barr's Hill School, Coventry

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Barr's Hill School everything we do is focused on Building Brighter Futures for our all of our students and our wider community. Our ethos of PRIDE encourages students to achieve their very best in all aspects of school life, both in the classroom and beyond."

In 2026, pupils at Barr's Hill School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.5 in Coventry and 47 across England.

49% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Coventry and 47% in England.

That is down from 46.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.47: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.1, against 51.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 223 families put Barr's Hill School as their first choice and 691 named it as one of their preferences, for 180 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 71 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Barr's Hill School are Eden Girls' School, Coventry (0.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 65.2); Sidney Stringer Academy (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.3); Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.2); and Coundon Court (1.5 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 47.5).

Barr's Hill School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Barr's Hill School is one of 10 schools run by The Futures Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44 in 2024/25.

Of the 126 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 83% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 33% to a further education college and 1% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 74 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 77% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 10% into work. 24% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

41.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 47.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (29%), Asian (27%) and Black (15%).

Barr's Hill School had 78 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Coventry Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Barr's Hill School (opposite), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Barr's Hill School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 976 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Coventry (253), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Barr's Hill School issued 221 suspensions, 21.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Barr's Hill School are St Osburg's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles), Radford Primary Academy (0.4 miles), Moseley Primary School (0.5 miles) and Spon Gate Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.