Queen's Church of England Academy, Nuneaton

Ofsted's report card from its 3 March 2026 inspection grades Queen's Church of England Academy on 6 areas: 5 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders' work to develop attendance has been highly effective."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a curriculum that is well sequenced across all subjects and considers pupils' starting points."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have established a highly inclusive culture."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have an astute understanding of the school's strengths and areas for improvement."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have created a respectful culture based on the school's distinctive Christian ethos."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Pupils typically achieve well in most areas of the curriculum."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that pupils develop their spelling and handwriting knowledge over the course of the key stage so that they are ready for the next stage of learning"; "Leaders should ensure that all relevant staff have the expertise to deliver the curriculum consistently effectively"; "Leaders should ensure that staff have the expertise to consistently adapt work across the curriculum to precisely match pupils' needs".

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Queens, we believe in the value of every child and adult who enters through our doors. We work hard to ensure that all those who become part of our school community feel valued, happy and respected to recognise their role in making our school a better place."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Queen's Church of England Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 74% in Warwickshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 80% in reading and 69% in maths in 2024.

Across Warwickshire, 88% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Warwickshire lodged 229 appeals against primary school offers; 146 reached a hearing and 18 succeeded (12.3% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Queen's Church of England Academy are Chilvers Coton Community Infant School (0.5 miles, Good); Croft Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 63% reading, 67% maths); Abbey CofE Infant School (0.5 miles, Outstanding); and Glendale Infant School (0.7 miles, Good).

Queen's Church of England Academy is one of 22 schools run by The Diocese of Coventry Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

23 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Queen's Church of England Academy (as of April 2026): 83% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 60% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (87%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (60%).

45.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (35%), Asian (35%) and other ethnic groups (13%).

Queen's Church of England Academy has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 8 places, 8 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Nuneaton Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is York Street (adjacent), 80 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 506 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, Queen's Church of England Academy issued 26 suspensions, 7.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Queen's Church of England Academy are St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form College (0.3 miles), Nuneaton Academy (1 mile), Etone College (1 mile) and Higham Lane School (1.3 miles).