Nicholas Chamberlaine School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Bedworth, Warwickshire
Nicholas Chamberlaine School is a secondary school in Bedworth, Warwickshire for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 April 2024. Warwickshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Bulkington Road, Bedworth, CV12 9EA
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Warwickshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,456 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 April 2024
Strengths
- “Nicholas Chamberlaine School (NCS) staff and pupils share the same high aspirations.”
- “Pupils understand and follow the ambition to be ‘Successful learners: World citizens’.”
- “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.”
- “They do not know if pupils remember what they have learned before.”
- “This means that some teachers do not consistently adapt the learning to address any wrong ideas or missing knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 May 2024 (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) | 25% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 36.9 | 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: 227 first-preference applications, 242 offers in total, 227 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2017 to 2026, as Warwickshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Warwickshire.
- George Eliot Academy 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ash Green School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form College 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Nuneaton Academy 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Etone College 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Higham Lane School 3.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Higham Lane North Academy 4.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hartshill Academy 4.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published