Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School, Coventry

In its own words: "As a Catholic school, we recognise the uniqueness of your child and the need to build on the firm family Catholic values established in the home and in the primary school where your child has been educated. Our children here are encouraged to bear witness to the Gospel values of love, truth, forgiveness, peace and justice."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include debating and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.5 in Coventry and 47 across England.

56% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Coventry and 47% in England.

That is down from 52.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.52: pupils made well 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 42.7, against 53.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 188 families put Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School as their first choice and 431 named it as one of their preferences, for 210 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School are Finham Park School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 50.7); WMG Academy for Young Engineers (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.6); The Westwood Academy (1.6 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 46.1); and Finham Park 2 (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.8).

Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School is one of 7 schools run by Holy Cross Catholic Multi Academy Company, an academy trust.

Of the 180 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 33% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 75 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 61% went on to university or other higher education, 15% to apprenticeships and 16% into work. 14% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

32.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (39%), Black (33%) and Asian (10%).

In 2026, 161 pupils (13.9%) received SEN support and 16 (1.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Canley Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bishop Ullathorne School (adjacent), 80 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 45 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Coventry (253).

In 2024/25, Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School issued 159 suspensions, 14 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School are Cannon Park Primary School (0.5 miles), Stivichall Primary School (0.7 miles), Grange Farm Primary School (0.8 miles) and Finham Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.