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Caludon Castle School

Secondary · Coventry · CV2 5BD

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 7 February 2024

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At a glance

1,520 pupils · 105% of 1,445 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
21.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
20.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://www.caludoncastle.co.uk
URN
139292

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 236 families named it first for 238 Year 7 places, 0.99 first choices per place. Its last Year 7 place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 1.297 miles; distance decided places in 5 of the 5 years of Year 7 rounds we hold, 2022 to 2026. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 7 February 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 8.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.99 first-choice applications per place

238 places offered · 236 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 1.297 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 1.297 miles

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

237 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
46.5
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
62.9%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
41.8%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
3.9
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) C
30.5
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school46.5
Median of its 12 closest peers49.8
Coventry average44.8
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
The Morley AcademyLeeds · 92 miles awayOutstanding54.6
The Nobel SchoolStevenage · 65 miles awayGood50.2
Durrington High SchoolWorthing · 118 miles awayGood49.8
Saint George's Church of England SchoolGravesend · 103 miles awayGood41.3
The Hazeley AcademyMilton Keynes · 38 miles awayGood45.4
Northampton School for GirlsNorthampton · 26 miles awayStrong standard54.9
Oriel High SchoolCrawley · 106 miles awayGood45.4
Ash Manor SchoolAsh · 87 miles awayStrong standard49.7
Sydenham SchoolLondon · 90 miles awayExpected standard50.8
Campion SchoolNorthampton · 24 miles awayExpected standard46.2
The Hemel Hempstead SchoolHemel Hempstead · 62 miles awayExpected standard49.9
Samuel Ryder AcademySt Albans · 67 miles awayExpected standard56.5

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 56% (Coventry 38%, England 59%) · Asian Indian 13% (Coventry 10%, England 4%) · Black African 8% (Coventry 15%, England 5%) · Any other White background 6% (Coventry 9%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Coventry 7%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Coventry 5%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Coventry 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Coventry 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Coventry 2%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (Coventry 1%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Coventry 2%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Coventry 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Coventry 2%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 1% (Coventry 1%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Coventry 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Coventry 1%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
8.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
23.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

8.19 suspensions per 100 pupils and 2 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Coventry: 20.32 suspensions and 0.25 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

84% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school · 11% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

67.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 9.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,695; 16.2% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,531
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 72% (77%) · premises 19% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 0% (6%) · supplies and services 9% (11%) · educational supplies 6% (6%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 0% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £2,624,000; in-year balance +£771,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
90%
Continuing in education
81%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
2%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
54%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
21%
Any sustained destination
87%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher24.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications22.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work27.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways15.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health48%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier71.2%62.3%
Social housing3.6%17.1%
Privately rented25.1%20.5%
Detached houses4.6%22.9%
Flats3.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms12.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van15.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01009713 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£230,000378 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£203,000–£257,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (14)£305,000
Semi-detached (81)£250,000
Terraced (274)£225,000
Flat (9)£105,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Inside the Year 7 cutoff distance (2.09 km, 2026 entry): 1,439 sales, median £230,000. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
12an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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