Heart of England School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Gipsy Lane
 Balsall Common
 Coventry
 West Midlands CV7 7FW
Telephone: 01676 535222

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Heart of England School
Trust: Heart of England School

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Gethyn Bennett (since February 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Jacqueline Hughes-Williams
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 82.33 / 10.13
Non-teaching Staff*: 41.68
Number of pupils: 1216
Pupils Per Teacher: 14.8
Sex: Mixed (53% boys / 47% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 17.90% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 23.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 6.5% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 19.3%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 44.8%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 9.6km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Solihull
Constituency: Meriden
Electoral Ward: Meriden
School Number: 3344030

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 13th November 2013 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Balsall Common Primary School (0.2km) show on map
  2. Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided P... (2.7km) show on map
  3. Burton Green Church of England Academy (2.8km) show on map
  4. Lady Katherine Leveson Church of England Prim... (3.3km) show on map
  5. Springfield House Community Special School (3.8km) show on map
  6. Leigh Church of England Academy (4.4km) show on map
  7. West Coventry Academy (4.5km) show on map
  8. Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  9. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  10. Eastern Green Junior School (5.0km) show on map
  11. Priors Field Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  12. St Andrew's Church of England Infant School (5.0km) show on map
  13. Hereward College of Further Education (5.1km) show on map
  14. The National Mathematics and Science College (5.1km) show on map
  15. Finham Park 2 (5.2km) show on map
  16. The Westwood Academy (5.3km) show on map
  17. WMG Academy for Young Engineers (5.3km) show on map
  18. Templars Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  19. Limbrick Wood Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  20. Charter Academy (5.4km) show on map
  21. Knowle Church of England Primary Academy (5.6km) show on map
  22. George Fentham Endowed School (5.7km) show on map
  23. Mount Nod Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  24. Meriden Church of England Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  25. Park Hill Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  26. Crackley Hall School (6.2km) show on map
  27. St John Vianney Catholic Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  28. Arden (6.3km) show on map
  29. St Nicholas CofE Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  30. Allesley Hall Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  31. St John's Church of England Academy (6.7km) show on map
  32. Clinton Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  33. Mill House School (6.8km) show on map
  34. Cannon Park Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  35. St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  36. Kenilworth Nursery School & Early Years Train... (6.9km) show on map
  37. Whoberley Hall Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  38. Dorridge Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  39. Park Hill Junior School (7.1km) show on map
  40. St Christopher Primary School (7.1km) show on map
  41. Allesley Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  42. St John's Primary School and Nursery (7.3km) show on map
  43. Thorns Community Infant School (7.3km) show on map
  44. Lapworth CofE Primary School (7.3km) show on map
  45. Woodfield (7.3km) show on map
  46. Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School (7.5km) show on map
  47. Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School (7.7km) show on map
  48. Northleigh House School (7.8km) show on map
  49. All Souls' Catholic Primary School (7.8km) show on map
  50. Sherbourne Fields School (7.9km) show on map
  51. Kenilworth School and Sixth Form (8.0km) show on map
  52. Kingsbury Academy (8.1km) show on map
  53. Earlsdon Primary School (8.1km) show on map
  54. Finham Park School (8.2km) show on map
  55. Hearsall Community Academy (8.3km) show on map
  56. Coundon Primary School (8.3km) show on map
  57. Stivichall Primary School (8.4km) show on map
  58. Hollyfast Primary School (8.7km) show on map
  59. Coundon Court (8.7km) show on map
  60. Solihull Sixth Form College (8.7km) show on map
  61. Tudor Grange Primary Academy Yew Tree (8.8km) show on map
  62. Moseley Primary School (8.8km) show on map
  63. Finham Primary School (8.8km) show on map
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  65. Spon Gate Primary School (8.9km) show on map
  66. Solihull School (9.0km) show on map
  67. The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  68. St Alphege Church of England Junior School (9.0km) show on map
  69. King Henry VIII School (9.0km) show on map
  70. St Alphege Church of England Infant and Nurse... (9.0km) show on map
  71. Bablake School (9.1km) show on map
  72. Christ The King Catholic Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  73. Coppice Academy (9.2km) show on map
  74. St Osburg's Catholic Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  75. All Saints Church of England Academy (9.2km) show on map
  76. Monkspath Junior and Infant School (9.3km) show on map
  77. Damson Wood Nursery and Infant School (9.4km) show on map
  78. Ruckleigh School (9.5km) show on map
  79. Radford Primary Academy (9.5km) show on map
  80. Manor Park Primary School (9.5km) show on map
  81. Coventry Speech and Language Service Co Manor... (9.5km) show on map
  82. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (9.5km) show on map
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  84. Hill Farm Academy (9.6km) show on map
  85. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (9.6km) show on map
  86. Eversfield Preparatory School (9.6km) show on map
  87. Keresley Grange Primary School (9.7km) show on map
  88. Tudor Grange Primary Academy Hockley Heath (9.7km) show on map
  89. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (9.8km) show on map
  90. St Peter's Catholic School (9.8km) show on map
  91. Triple Crown Centre (9.8km) show on map
  92. Lode Heath School (9.8km) show on map
  93. Howes Community Primary School (9.9km) show on map
  94. Greswold Primary School (10.0km) show on map
  95. Eden Girls' School, Coventry (10.0km) show on map
  96. Cardinal Newman Catholic School (10.1km) show on map
  97. Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull (10.1km) show on map
  98. Whitmore Park Primary School (10.1km) show on map
  99. Solihull College & University Centre (10.1km) show on map
  100. Inspired Pathways (10.3km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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