Hartshill Academy, Nuneaton
Hartshill Academy is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Nuneaton, part of United Learning Trust. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 8th-highest of the 8 schools in Nuneaton with published results, and 2,542nd of 3,298 across England. It was 94% full in 2025.
- GCSE results
- Below England average
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Warwickshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Hartshill Academy in detail
Results
In 2026, pupils at Hartshill Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50 in Warwickshire and 47 across England.
35% 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 41.
Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 31.9, against 46.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.8 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Art and Design.
Getting a place at Hartshill Academy
For September 2026 entry, 168 families put Hartshill Academy as their first choice and 309 named it as one of their preferences, for 181 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Hartshill Academy are Nuneaton Academy (1.9 miles, Attainment 8 41.8); St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form College (2.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.9); The Queen Elizabeth Academy (2.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.6); and Higham Lane School (2.7 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 51).
Each of them had higher 2026 results than Hartshill Academy.
Nuneaton AcademySt Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form CollegeThe Queen Elizabeth AcademyHigham Lane School
The trust
Hartshill Academy is one of 98 schools run by United Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49 in 2024/25.
Who goes there
40.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 7.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Black (6%).
In 2026, 227 pupils (23%) received SEN support and 20 (2%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Nuneaton Rail Station, about 2.5 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Post Office (opposite), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 168 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Warwickshire (88), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Hartshill Academy issued 398 suspensions, 40.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 7 permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Hartshill Academy are Nathaniel Newton Infant School (under 0.1 miles), Michael Drayton Junior School (0.2 miles), St Anne's Catholic Academy (0.8 miles) and Nursery Hill Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Nathaniel Newton Infant SchoolMichael Drayton Junior SchoolSt Anne's Catholic AcademyNursery Hill Primary School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Hartshill Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in December 2023. Before that, as Hartshill Academy (URN 138644), it was rated Requires Improvement in January 2023.
About
Hartshill Academy is a mixed secondary school located in Hartshill area of Nuneaton in the English county of Warwickshire.
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At a Glance
40.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Attainment 8 has declined from 41.0 to 40.6 (2025 to 2026), while gCSE English & Maths 5+ has declined from 41% to 35% (2025 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 40.6 | 35.4% |
| Disadvantaged(79) | - | 31.9 | 21.5% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(113) | - | 46.7 | 45.1% |
| Boys(86) | - | 38.1 | 33.7% |
| Girls(106) | - | 42.6 | 36.8% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(18) | - | 44.8 | 44.4% |
| Non mobile(175) | - | 41.9 | 36.6% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
Exclusions & Suspensions
7
Permanent exclusions
0.71%
Exclusion rate
398
Suspensions
40.20%
Suspension rate
131 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 990 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Hartshill Academy
Term dates
Hartshill Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Warwickshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Hartshill Academy is in Warwickshire; for families living there:
- Warwickshire's school travel policy: Free school transport for students under the age of 16
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 24
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 24 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 21 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Warwickshire is 7 (the median across 286 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
986 pupils
1,050 places
64 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Nuneaton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Nuneaton
Across Warwickshire council
Places available
7,662
Applications
6,716
Got 1st preference
82.3%
Got preferred school
97.2%
All secondary applications across Warwickshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
227
SEN Support
20
EHC Plans
25.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
988
Total Pupils
483
Boys
505
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
55
Teachers
18.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,179
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,434
Per pupil
£8012k
Total funding
£403k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
11.4%
Overall absence
32.7%
Persistent absence
1,050
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about Hartshill Academy
What are GCSE results like at Hartshill Academy?
In the 2026 results, pupils at Hartshill Academy achieved an Attainment 8 score of 40.6. 35% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is Hartshill Academy's Ofsted rating?
Hartshill Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in December 2023. Before that, as Hartshill Academy (URN 138644), it was rated Requires Improvement in January 2023.
What is the catchment area for Hartshill Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Hartshill Academy is oversubscribed, Warwickshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Hartshill Academy?
Hartshill Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 94% of its 1050 places.
How big are the classes at Hartshill Academy?
Classes at Hartshill Academy average 28.1 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Hartshill Academy?
Hartshill Academy has around 988 pupils on roll. 41% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Hartshill Academy?
11.4% of sessions were missed at Hartshill Academy in 2024/25. 32.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Hartshill Academy?
Apply through Warwickshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Hartshill Academy on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Hartshill Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 24 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 21 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Warwickshire is 7 (the median across 286 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Hartshill Academy?
Hartshill Academy is at Church Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 0NA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)