President Kennedy School Academy, Coventry

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From the headteacher's welcome: "President Kennedy School is an outstanding school that is committed to Building Brighter Futures for its students. We are proud of our "no barriers" approach to education, ensuring children of all abilities and from all backgrounds are Following a full OFSTED inspection in December 2023, our school was judged OUTSTANDING IN ALL AREAS ."

In 2026, pupils at President Kennedy School Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.5 in Coventry and 47 across England.

46% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Coventry and 47% in England.

That is up from 43.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.27: 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 39.4, against 47.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.5 points.

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

For September 2026 entry, 471 families put President Kennedy School Academy as their first choice and 933 named it as one of their preferences, for 297 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 191 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to President Kennedy School Academy are St John Henry Newman Catholic School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 53.8); Ash Green School (1 mile, Inadequate, Attainment 8 45.5); Coundon Court (1.7 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 47.5); and Foxford Community School (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.6).

President Kennedy School Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

President Kennedy School Academy is one of 10 schools run by The Futures Trust, an academy trust.

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

Of the 296 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 32% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 136 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 64% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 13% into work. 14% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

34.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (35%), White British (33%) and Black (12%).

President Kennedy School Academy has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Coventry Arena Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rookery Lane (opposite), 290 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 143 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Coventry (253).

In 2024/25, President Kennedy School Academy issued 224 suspensions, 12.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to President Kennedy School Academy are Holy Family Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles), Parkgate Primary School (0.4 miles), John Shelton Community Primary School (0.6 miles) and Wheelwright Lane Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.