Seva School, Coventry

In its own words: "The ethos of Seva School is grounded in the Sikh faith, entwined with British Values. Our ethos is one of Selfless Service, Excellence, Virtues and Aspiration, with our named virtues being: kindness, courage, honesty, tolerance, respect and responsibility. Our school aims to promote an active sense of citizenship and regard for sarbat dha ballah (common good of all)."

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are immensely proud to be Coventry’s only Sikh faith school, passionately determined to ensure all our pupils receive an exemplary academic education, coupled with a strong sense of spiritual development. We are the only all-through school in Coventry offering places to pupils from age 4 to 16 years old."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2026, pupils at Seva School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 35.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.5 in Coventry and 47 across England.

26% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Coventry and 47% in England.

That is down from 44.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.64: pupils made well 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 28.2, against 37.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 17 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 62 families put Seva School as their first choice and 90 named it as one of their preferences, for 69 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 Seva School are Grace Academy Coventry (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42); Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.7); Caludon Castle School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.2); and Lyng Hall School (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 34.4).

Seva School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Seva School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

Of the 68 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 34% to a further education college and 3% to an apprenticeship.

14.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 63.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (77%) and Black (8%).

In 2026, 50 pupils (6.8%) received SEN support and 7 (1%) 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 Arena Rail Station, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Seva School (adjacent), 100 metres away.

In 2024/25, Seva School issued 55 suspensions, 7.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Seva School are Whittle Academy (0.4 miles), SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles), Walsgrave Church of England Academy (0.7 miles) and Potters Green Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.