Corley Academy

State-Funded School

corley-academy-coventry-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

CoventryLocal Authority

North Warwickshire and BedworthConstituency

CV7 8AZPostcode

0.9

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Corley Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–18, located in Coventry, West Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 168 pupils. Corley Academy is part of THRIVE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 20 Jan 2026 · published 19 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 10.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.31

Ethnicity

White

77%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

168

Total Pupils

75%Boys

25%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 168
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: THRIVE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
11 Nov 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.