The Warwickshire Academy
Wheelwright Lane, Coventry, CV7 9RAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
The Warwickshire Academy is a special school in Coventry for ages 9 to 19. It is one of the 284 schools in Warwickshire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 4 March 2025, report published 31 March 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 4 March 2025
The Warwickshire Academy is a caring and welcoming community. Staff take the time to get to know each pupil individually. All are valued and respected. Pupils and staff greet each other cheerfully each morning and see each day as an opportunity to work together to learn and grow. All pupils have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Many join after a challenging educational journey with a chequered view of school. Staff know this and respond considerately. This helps to make school a safe place to be. In turn, this supports a culture where pupils behave well and work hard to meet the school's high expectations of them. To help pupils understand what is expected, the school has clear systems in place. Staff use the 'BEAR' framework (behaviour, engagement, achievement and respect) and 'triple R' (reflect, repair and reward) systems with pupils every day. These maintain a focus on putting right anything that has gone wrong and celebrating personal and academic success. Each day the school comes together at lunchtime to share a meal. Staff and pupils use this as an opportunity to reflect on their day, share stories and talk about their interests. This is indicative of the school ethos and shared values that place equal weight on academic success and personal growth and development.
What the school should improve
- Staff do not have secure subject knowledge across all the subjects that they teach. Consequently, teachers do not use assessment effectively to adapt their lessons to target gaps in pupils' knowledge or deepen pupils' understanding. The school should ensure that teachers have secure subject knowledge in all subjects so that they can identify misconceptions and gaps in knowledge and address them consistently across the curriculum.
- The school has not ensured that all pupils learn about and experience the world of work consistently. This means that some pupils do not have the knowledge that they will need to make informed choices about their next steps. The school should ensure that all pupils benefit from a rich careers education programme that will help them take their next step in education, employment or training.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
8 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
71 pupils on roll, with places for 80
Schools near The Warwickshire Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exhall Grange Specialist School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 17.4 |
| Ashcroft School | 1 mile | Report card: Expected standard | Not published |
| Castle Wood Special School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 0% met the expected standard |
| Corley Academy | 2 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Attainment 8: 10.3 |
| Kingsbury Academy | 3 miles | Ofsted judgements: Outstanding | 0% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Free schools special
- Sector
- Free school
- Trust
- THRIVE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
- Age range
- 9 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Hostead
- Phone
- 02477102100
- Address
- Wheelwright Lane, Coventry, CV7 9RA
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- URN
- 148554
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.