OFSTED
3 October 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Warwickshire
Trust
CASTLE PHOENIX TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
604
604 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
332
55.0% of pupils
Male pupils
272
45.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.2 pts
above England
School
26.0%
North Warwickshire
26.1%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.1 pts
below England
School
2.2%
North Warwickshire
4.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
North Warwickshire
1.1%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
91.7%
554
Any other White background
2.2%
13
White and Asian
1.2%
7
White and Black Caribbean
1.2%
7
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
6
Unclassified
0.5%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
13.4%
81 of
604 pupils
7.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
37.4
1.8 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.19 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.78%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.56 pts
higher than
England
School
9.78%
North Warwickshire
7.01%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.89%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.08 pts
higher than
England
School
27.89%
North Warwickshire
18.57%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.49%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.69 pts
higher than
England
School
5.49%
North Warwickshire
2.14%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
95.9%
3.6 pts
above England
Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy
95.9%
North Warwickshire
95.1%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.