Barr's Hill School
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President Kennedy School Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,799of 1,570 places
- Free school meals
- 35.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 327
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 6 December 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: President Kennedy School and Community College (URN 103736, until 1 October 2013).
What the data says
Of the 269 pupils who finished Year 11 at President Kennedy School Academy in 2023, 45% stayed on in President Kennedy School Academy’s own sixth form (Coventry average 46%), 36% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 135 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 72% went to university (Coventry 39%, England 37%), and 19% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 43.2 against 46.1 across England and 44.0 in Coventry, with 38% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Languages are a small part of the curriculum here: entries in Spanish and French and German add up to 16% of the year group, and 19% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Coventry and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Coventry | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 269 | 4,083 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 89% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 45% | 46% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 3% | 13% |
| — further education college | 36% | 33% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 9% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 4% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Coventry | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 135 | 3,216 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 76% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 72% | 39% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 19% | 14% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 7% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 6% | 7% |
| Employment | 16% | 24% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 17% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Coventry | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 43.2 | 44.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 41% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 19% | 32% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.69 | 3.83 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 31% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 35.6 | 34.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 46.7 | 48.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 28% | 34% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 324 | 99% | 89% | 13% | 20% | 60% |
| Mathematics | 322 | 98% | 88% | 16% | 22% | 67% |
| English Literature | 318 | 97% | 86% | 18% | 21% | 66% |
| Combined Science | 239 | 73% | 65% | 7% | 9% | 47% |
| Geography | 166 | 51% | 41% | 19% | 25% | 58% |
| History | 133 | 41% | 41% | 17% | 26% | 45% |
| Biology | 82 | 25% | 23% | 39% | 45% | 80% |
| Physics | 81 | 25% | 23% | 33% | 46% | 77% |
| Chemistry | 81 | 25% | 23% | 31% | 47% | 78% |
| Sociology | 58 | 18% | 4% | 14% | 21% | 67% |
| Religious Studies | 55 | 17% | 31% | 5% | 32% | 60% |
| Spanish | 49 | 15% | 19% | 20% | 27% | 92% |
| Media Studies | 47 | 14% | 4% | 11% | 20% | 57% |
| Photography | 25 | 8% | 6% | 24% | 19% | 100% |
| Fine Art | 22 | 7% | 9% | 5% | 28% | 41% |
| Art and Design | 18 | 6% | 7% | 6% | 24% | 83% |
| Textiles | 17 | 5% | 2% | 12% | 27% | 100% |
| Polish | 9 | 3% | 1% | 67% | 84% | 89% |
| Italian | 5 | 2% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Russian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Business Studies | 2 | 1% | 18% | — | 20% | — |
| French | 2 | 1% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
| Psychology | 2 | 1% | 3% | — | 22% | — |
| German | 1 | 0% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 85 | 89% | — |
| Small Business Management | 80 | 83% | — |
| Health Studies | 55 | 57% | — |
| Sports Studies | 38 | 40% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 11 | 11% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Coventry | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 288 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 96 | 1,532 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 35.27 | 32.55 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 14% | 12% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 42 | 44% | 31% |
| Biology | 36 | 38% | 20% |
| Chemistry | 35 | 36% | 17% |
| Psychology | 26 | 27% | 23% |
| English Literature | 25 | 26% | 11% |
| Sociology | 21 | 22% | 13% |
| Religious Studies | 18 | 19% | 4% |
| History | 16 | 17% | 13% |
| Physics | 15 | 16% | 12% |
| Geography | 13 | 14% | 10% |
| Computer Science | 10 | 10% | 5% |
| Further Mathematics | 6 | 6% | 5% |
| Media Studies | — | — | 4% |
| Politics | — | — | 6% |
| Economics | — | — | 13% |
| Italian | — | — | 0% |
| Russian | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | 21 | 22% | — |
| Computer Architecture / Systems | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 17 | 18% | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 13 | 14% | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | — | — | — |
Where President Kennedy School Academy is
Other secondary schools in Coventry are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Coventry’s allocation statistics.
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.