Etone College, Nuneaton

In its own words: "Etone College is a fully inclusive school based on traditional values and committed to ensuring Progress for All. We have high expectations and aspirations for all of our pupils. We aim to provide the best for all members of our learning community where we are proud of our achievements and celebrate our success and where we are all valued equally."

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 19 November 2026 at 5pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Etone College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50 in Warwickshire and 47 across England.

49% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 52% in Warwickshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 47.3.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.29: 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 40.4, against 51 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10.6 points.

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

For September 2026 entry, 184 families put Etone College as their first choice and 618 named it as one of their preferences, for 175 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 20 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Etone College are Higham Lane School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 51); St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form College (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.9); George Eliot Academy (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.9); and Higham Lane North Academy (1.3 miles).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Etone College.

Etone College is one of 9 schools run by Matrix Academy Trust, an academy trust.

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

68 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Etone College (as of April 2026): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (99%).

Of the 161 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 27% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 56 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 41% went on to university or other higher education, 9% to apprenticeships and 27% into work. 9% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

In 2026, 157 pupils (13.5%) received SEN support and 32 (2.7%) 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 autism.

The nearest railway station is Nuneaton Rail Station, about 380 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Etone School (adjacent), 60 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 410 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Warwickshire (88), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Etone College issued 137 suspensions, 11.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Etone College are Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy (0.6 miles), St Nicolas CofE Academy (0.7 miles), Abbey CofE Infant School (0.8 miles) and Weddington Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.