Meadow Park School, Coventry

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a school with a very exciting future - but no one is shying away from the fact that our school has had a challenging few years. Every aspect of life at our school has been considered and reviewed to ensure we are doing all that we can for our brilliant students."

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 26 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Meadow Park School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 33.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.5 in Coventry and 47 across England.

29% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Coventry and 47% in England.

That is down from 34.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.61: pupils made well below 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 26.1, against 39.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.3 points.

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

For September 2026 entry, 49 families put Meadow Park School as their first choice and 169 named it as one of their preferences, for 122 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 Meadow Park School are Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.2); Ernesford Grange Community Academy (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.8); Finham Park School (1.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 50.7); and Sidney Stringer Academy (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.3).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Meadow Park School.

Meadow Park School is one of 8 schools run by Finham Park Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 164 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 81% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 44% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

44.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 45% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (38%), Black (22%) and Asian (16%).

In 2026, 138 pupils (18.8%) received SEN support and 13 (1.8%) 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 Coventry Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Whitley Abbey Schools (opposite), 270 metres away.

In 2024/25, Meadow Park School issued 297 suspensions, 37 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Meadow Park School are Whitley Abbey Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Howes Community Primary School (0.6 miles), St Anne's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles) and Stretton Church of England Academy (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.