Finham Park School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Coventry
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.661 miles
Published by Coventry City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Finham Park School is a secondary school in Coventry for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 14 January 2025. Coventry has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2019 to 2026 entry.
Finham Park School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.661 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 1.661 miles away, about the same as in 2025; the 2026 figure was the longest of the 7 years.
- Of the 13 Coventry secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance, this one included, 1.661 miles was the 6th longest; the middle figure was 1.30 miles.
- Year 7 entry in 2026 had 257 first-choice applications for 270 offers; 215 offers went to first-choice families, and 42 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 62% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Coventry.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Coventry schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Green Lane, Coventry, CV3 6EA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Coventry
- Pupils on roll
- 1,724 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 14 January 2025
Strengths
- “Finham Park is a highly inclusive school where everyone is valued and expectations are high for pupils to achieve well.”
- “Pupils and staff embody the school’s values, which include humility and kindness.”
- “Relationships between pupils and staff are warm and respectful.”
To improve
- “However, there are times when some teachers do not check pupils’ understanding well enough.”
- “Some teachers do not consistently adapt the learning to address any wrong ideas or missing knowledge.”
- “Some pupils are unclear about what they need to do to improve further.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 62% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 55.7 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 257 first-preference applications, 270 offers in total, 215 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Coventry.
- Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Meadow Park School 1.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- The Westwood Academy 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- WMG Academy for Young Engineers 1.9 mi School remains Good
- Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Finham Park 2 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sidney Stringer Academy 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Barr's Hill School 2.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published