Sidney Stringer Academy, Coventry

In 2026, pupils at Sidney Stringer Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.5 in Coventry and 47 across England.

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

That is up from 40.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.19: pupils made 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 34.2, against 51.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Chemistry and Biology.

For September 2026 entry, 319 families put Sidney Stringer Academy as their first choice and 759 named it as one of their preferences, for 209 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 121 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Sidney Stringer Academy are Eden Girls' School, Coventry (0.2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 65.2); Barr's Hill School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 44.9); Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 52.2); and Stoke Park School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.9).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Sidney Stringer Academy.

Sidney Stringer Academy is one of 5 schools run by Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 231 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 21% to a further education college and 1% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 175 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 54% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 11% into work. 16% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

49.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 62% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (51%), Black (20%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 278 pupils (18.6%) received SEN support and 44 (2.9%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Sidney Stringer Academy had 115 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Coventry Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

31 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Swanswell Pool (opposite), 160 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Sidney Stringer Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 1101 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Coventry (253), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Sidney Stringer Academy issued 167 suspensions, 11.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Sidney Stringer Academy are Sidney Stringer Primary Academy (0.2 miles), St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles), Southfields Primary School (0.3 miles) and John Gulson Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.