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State secondary · 11 to 18 · Mixed · 1,520 pupils

Caludon Castle School

Axholme Road, Wyken, Coventry, CV2 5BD
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COULD YOUR CHILD GET IN? · YEAR 7 2027

Offers reached between 0.7 and 1.3 miles in the last 4 years we hold. Enter your postcode to see where your home falls.

Bars: how far the last place offered reached each year. Check your postcode and each year turns green where a place reached your home. Source: Coventry City Council offer-day figures, 2023 to 2026.

Free, no account needed. Your postcode is used for this check and not kept.
Ofsted: School remains Good · February 2024Top 37% (8/22)About one first choice per place (2026)

Summary

The key facts, in one place
GCSE (key stage 4) The league rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as on the Schools map. In England: 1,789th of 3,223 on the same figure. Band: Top 37%.
Top 37% (8/22)Rank among 22 Coventry secondaries with results, 2026 results (Attainment 8)
Inspection
School remains Good, February 2024
Getting in
Last offer 1.3 mi (2026)
Results
+0.17 progress 8; 45.2 attainment 8
Size
1,520 pupils; 238 places a year; classes of 22
Run by
Castle Phoenix Trust
Type
Academy converter
Ages
11 to 18 · Mixed
Strengths, and things to check
  • Progress 8: +0.17, against +0.04 in Coventry.
  • Sessions missed: 8.4%, against 9.5% in Coventry.
  • English and maths, grade 5+: 42%, against 44% in Coventry.
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At a glance

Against Coventry and England
This schoolCoventryEnglandHover or tap a bar for the figures
Academic
Progress 8How far pupils progressed between the end of primary school and GCSEs, against pupils across England who started at the same level. 0 is average; +0.5 means half a grade better in each subject.
+0.17
Better than Coventry
Attainment 8The average GCSE score across eight subjects, including English and maths counted twice. A grade 5 in all eight would score 50.
45.2
In line with Coventry
English and maths, grade 5+The share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE (a strong pass).
42%
Worse than Coventry
Attendance and behaviour
Sessions missedHalf-day sessions missed, authorised or not, as a share of all sessions in the school year (DfE pupil absence). Lower is better.
8.4%
Better than Coventry
Persistently absentPupils who missed one session in ten or more. Lower is better.
22.7%
Better than Coventry
Suspensions per 100 pupilsSuspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Lower is better; one or two incidents move a small school a lot.
8.2
Better than Coventry
Pupils and classes
Average class sizeAverage pupils per class, from the school census. Shown for context, not as a score.
22.1
Context
Free school mealsPupils eligible for free school meals. Context for reading the results, not a measure of the school.
20%
Context
Pupils for each teacherPupils on roll for each full-time teacher, from the school workforce census. Shown for context.
16.9
Context
Demand for places
First choices per placeFamilies who put this school first, for each Year 7 place in 2026 (DfE applications and offers). Above 1 means more first choices than places.
1.0
More sought after than Coventry
Coventry and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state secondary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.Where these figures come from →

Overview

Getting in

  • 236 families put it first for 238 places; 213 of them got in DfE, school applications and offers · Year 7 2026
  • We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.

Quality

  • School remains Good Ofsted · inspected 7 February 2024
  • Progress 8: +0.17 (England +0.01) (county +0.04) DfE school performance tables · 2023/2024
  • Attainment 8: 45.2 (England 47.4) (county 44.8) DfE school performance tables · 2025/2026
  • English and maths grade 5 or above: 42% (England 48%) (county 44%) DfE school performance tables · 2025/2026
  • Progress, set against pupils who started with the same results: average DfE school performance tables · 2023/2024

Daily life

  • Absence: 8.4% of sessions missed; 23% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 7.4% and 19% DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level · 2024/25
  • Suspensions: 8 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 9); 2 permanent exclusions DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level · 2024/25
  • Classes average 22.1 pupils; 2.4% of classes have more than 30 DfE, school workforce and pupil census · 2025/26
  • 16.9 pupils for each teacher DfE, school workforce · November 2025
  • Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 121 m DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · within 800 m
  • 12 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 3 serious) DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years · 2021 to 2025
  • Air: nitrogen dioxide 10.3 µg/m³, PM2.5 7.4 (1 km square, background level) DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps · 2024

Who runs it

  • Castle Phoenix Trust, with 8 schools DfE, Get Information about Schools: group links · joined February 2013
  • Opened as an academy (converter) on 1 February 2013 DfE, open academies list
  • Replaced Caludon Castle School (URN 103731) DfE, Get Information about Schools: links · 1 February 2013
  • We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.

Getting in

How far offers reached

How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.

Year 7. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →

Last distance offeredAdd your home to this chart
1.5 mi0.750
2023202420252026

Offer day, year by year

EntryYearPlacesApplicationsOfferedRefusedLast distance (miles)
Year 72026240—240—1.3
Year 72025240293240—1.21
Year 72024270322270—1.14
Year 72023240680240—0.7

Source: Council offer-day figures: Coventry City Council, 2023 to 2026. A dash is a figure the council does not publish, not nought. Distances are straight lines from the school.

Applications and offers, DfE

EntryYearPlacesFirst choicesAny choiceFirst choices offered
Year 72026238236574213
Year 72025240248581223
Year 72024268268592238
Year 72023240323680223
Year 72022240340667231
Year 72021240365678224
Year 72020240325689232
Year 72019269388792255
Year 72018240396765225
Year 72017240353676233

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2014 to 2026. Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.

Could you get in?Enter a home or postcode: we set it against every year's last offer and this school's rules.

Results

Results

MeasureThis schoolEnglandCouncilYear
Progress 8+0.17+0.01+0.042023/2024
Attainment 845.247.444.82025/2026
English and maths grade 5 or above42%48%44%2025/2026
Average A level gradeC+——2023/2024

Source: DfE school performance tables, 2023/2024, 2025/2026.

League table place

TableLeague rank
GCSE (key stage 4)Top 37% (8/22)
A level (16 to 18)(11/19)

Source: DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.

Inspections

DateKindOutcome
7 February 2024Ungraded visitSchool remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 2024.

Where leavers go

StageLeavers inPupilsIn a sustained placeOf which
After GCSEs2023/2426791%In education 83%; Apprenticeship 7.5%; Employment 1.1%
After GCSEs2022/2324190%In education 81%; Apprenticeship 7.1%; Employment 2.5%
After GCSEs2021/2224091%In education 82%; Apprenticeship 7.1%; Employment 1.7%
After sixth form2023/2416490%Further education 1.8%; Apprenticeship 7.9%; Employment 23%
After sixth form2022/2315287%Further education 2.6%; Apprenticeship 6.6%; Employment 21%
After sixth form2021/2215090%Further education 0.7%; Apprenticeship 16%; Employment 15%

Source: DfE, destination measures. A figure DfE hides for a small group is left out, not shown as nought. The newest year may be provisional.

Coventry league tableEvery school of this phase in the council on these results.See the table →

Daily life

Absence

YearSessions missedAuthorisedUnauthorisedPupils missing 1 in 10Pupils missing 1 in 2
2024/258.4%6.8%1.6%23%3.5%
2023/247.9%6.7%1.2%24%2.6%
2022/238.9%7.3%1.6%27%3.6%
Schools with a similar intake7.4%19%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25. Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (10-20%), the median of 831 schools.

Suspensions and exclusions

YearSuspensions per 100 pupilsPupils suspendedSuspensionsPermanent exclusions
2024/258.24.4%1242
2023/249.85.4%1534
2022/2311.56.3%1815
Schools with a similar intake8.9

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.

Class sizes and staff

MeasureFigureYear
Average class size22.12025/26
Classes over 30 pupils2.4%2025/26
Pupils for each teacher16.9November 2025

Source: DfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.

Stops nearby

KindNearest (metres, straight line)
bus121

Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current. A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.

Road collisions within 500 m

YearCollisions
20251
20242
20230
20224
20215

Source: DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025. 3 serious and 0 fatal in all; 5 involved a pedestrian, 0 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.

Air quality

PollutantAnnual mean (µg/m³)Year
NO210.32024
PM1011.62024
PM257.42024

Source: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps. A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.

Pupils

Who goes there

MeasureShare of pupilsYear
Eligible for free school meals20%2025/26
First language other than English23%2025/26
SEN support17%2025/26
Education, health and care plan2.4%2025/26
Girls50%2025/26

Source: DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.

Who runs it

Who runs it

  • Castle Phoenix Trust, with 8 schools DfE, Get Information about Schools: group links · joined February 2013
  • Opened as an academy (converter) on 1 February 2013 DfE, open academies list
  • Replaced Caludon Castle School (URN 103731) DfE, Get Information about Schools: links · 1 February 2013
  • We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.

Area

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Sources

  • Council offer-day figures: Coventry City Council
  • DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
  • DfE school performance tables
  • DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
  • DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
  • DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
  • DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
  • DfE, destination measures
  • DfE, school workforce; school census
  • DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
  • DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
  • DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
  • Ofsted
  • School register: DfE Get Information about Schools (this school)
  • How we check these figures: How we know

More in schools in Coventry and the Coventry league table. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources are named beside each figure. How we know · All sources.