Grace Academy Coventry, Coventry

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am delighted to welcome you to Grace Academy Coventry. At Grace, we are passionate and committed to our school, our community and, more importantly than anything, our students."

In 2026, pupils at Grace Academy Coventry averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.5 in Coventry and 47 across England.

35% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Coventry and 47% in England.

That is down from 43.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.31: 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 36.1, against 47.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 163 families put Grace Academy Coventry as their first choice and 301 named it as one of their preferences, for 189 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Grace Academy Coventry are Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.7); Seva School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 35.1); Lyng Hall School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 34.4); and Caludon Castle School (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.2).

Grace Academy Coventry's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Grace Academy Coventry is one of 16 schools run by Tove Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.3 in 2024/25.

Of the 162 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 86% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 44% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 21 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 57% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 14% into work. 12% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

44% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 40.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (34%), Black (26%) and Asian (14%).

In 2026, 141 pupils (13.4%) received SEN support and 20 (1.9%) 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 moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Coventry Arena Rail Station, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Grace Academy (adjacent), 40 metres away.

In 2024/25, Grace Academy Coventry issued 345 suspensions, 33.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 6 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Grace Academy Coventry are Potters Green Primary School (0.3 miles), Whittle Academy (0.5 miles), Moat House Primary School (0.5 miles) and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.