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Bablake School

Independent · ages 3-19MixedIndependentChristian848 pupilsSixth formNurseryCoventry
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths0%England 46%
Places386 spare848 pupils, 1,234 places
Average A level gradeB2024/25
Pupils on roll848Census January 2024

Bablake School is an independent school in for boys and girls aged 3 to 19. It has 848 pupils and room for 1,234.

Coundon Road, Coventry, CV1 4AU024 7627 1200bablake.comMr Andrew Wright headteacherAll details

Inspection

This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

111 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score31.7
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths0%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths1%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 31.631.620182019: 33.733.720192022: 32.932.920222023: 31.231.220232024: 30.730.720242025: 31.731.72025
Since 2018: +0.1
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018CoventryEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11111117101131102103
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 831.730.731.232.933.731.644.846.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths0%0%0%0%0%0%42%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths1%0%0%0%0%0%62%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score1.631.651.451.922.262.063.914.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%0%0%34%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 12 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

Strongest subjects

Food Preparation & Nutrition97%grades 9 to 5, England 52%
Geography93%grades 9 to 5, England 51%
Mathematics95%grades 9 to 5, England 53%
Music100%grades 9 to 5, England 61%
What is taught hereOffers computer science, music, classics.
LanguagesLatin6

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
Mathematics109 entries
95%England 53%
96%England 60%
Geography44 entries
93%England 51%
92%England 56%
97%England 52%
88%England 56%
77%England 50%
Art and Design27 entries
82%England 58%
Drama16 entries
94%England 60%
Music15 entries
100%England 61%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Mathematics10954%95%100%53%
Religious Studies4654%96%98%60%
Geography4443%93%100%51%
Computer Science3661%92%100%56%
Food Preparation & Nutrition3278%97%97%52%
Physical Education3234%88%91%56%
Design & Technology3142%77%100%50%
Art and Design2778%82%82%58%
Drama1669%94%94%60%
Music1567%100%100%61%
Classical Civilisation786%100%100%58%
Latin667%100%100%82%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

90 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeB40.2 points per entry
A level progress+0.06Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better20%with two subjects universities favour
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students9011389112196191
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry40.1742.2739.6944.1739.9340.56
Average A level gradeBB+BB+BB
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS40.8042.6439.3044.2841.4039.30
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects20%40%33%34%31%33%
A level progressA level value added+0.06+0.10-0.09+0.18
Applied general courses: points per entry34.73

A level subjects

16 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

Strongest A levels

Classical Civilisation100%A* to B, England 55% · 10 entries
Religious Studies93%A* to B, England 50% · 14 entries
Computer Science80%A* to B, England 46% · 10 entries
English Literature85%A* to B, England 52% · 13 entries
A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsChemistry34Mathematics33Biology27Psychology23Economics18Physics17Business Studies16Religious Studies14English Literature13Computer Science10Classical Civilisation10Fine Art9History8English Language6Mathematics (Further)5Law5
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Chemistry34 entries · 29% A* or A · 97% passed
65%England 53%
Mathematics33 entries · 49% A* or A · 97% passed
73%England 60%
Biology27 entries · 44% A* or A · 96% passed
67%England 49%
Psychology23 entries · 35% A* or A · 100% passed
70%England 46%
Economics18 entries · 33% A* or A · 94% passed
56%England 57%
Physics17 entries · 24% A* or A · 94% passed
41%England 51%
Business Studies16 entries · 38% A* or A · 100% passed
50%England 47%
Religious Studies14 entries · 50% A* or A · 100% passed
93%England 50%
English Literature13 entries · 46% A* or A · 100% passed
85%England 52%
Computer Science10 entries · 50% A* or A · 90% passed
80%England 46%
Classical Civilisation10 entries · 30% A* or A · 100% passed
100%England 55%
Fine Art9 entries · 67% A* or A · 100% passed
100%England 65%
History8 entries · 25% A* or A · 100% passed
75%England 55%
English Language6 entries · 17% A* or A · 100% passed
50%England 44%
Mathematics (Further)5 entries · 0% A* or A · 0% passed
0%England 76%
Law5 entries · 0% A* or A · 0% passed
0%England 40%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
30.632.9
Gap 2.3England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Christian school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Coventry council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll848Census January 2024
Places1,23469% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support26%222 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan1%5 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls478 / 370
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll8489611,048708747761
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support26%19%24%21%21%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans1%1%0%1%0%

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 88 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training89%and stayed there for at least six months
Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers
Still in education, work or training89%90%90%
Education69%71%80%
Apprenticeship7%6%6%
Work13%14%5%
Not in education, work or training7%6%5%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m67512 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate115 per 1,000 people26% higher than the England average
Typical house price£227,000Coventry

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Barr's Hill SchoolAcademy380 m1,063Outstanding 202477Compare
St Osburg's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic390 m222No overall grade 202565Compare
Moseley Primary SchoolCouncil410 m571Good 202374Compare
Spon Gate Primary SchoolCouncil600 m224Good 202317Compare
Radford Primary AcademyAcademy650 m237Good 202218Compare
Eden Girls' School, CoventryFree school0.7 miles600Outstanding 2023100Compare
Coventry CollegeFurther education0.7 milesNot inspectedCompare
Coventry UniversityHigher education institutions0.8 milesNot inspectedCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Bablake School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Bablake School yet.

How good are Bablake School's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 31.7, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Bablake School have?

848 pupils aged 3 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 1,234 places, so it is 69% full.

Does Bablake School have a sixth form?

Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was B. 16 A level subjects had results in 2025; the full list is in the results section.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Coundon Road, Coventry, CV1 4AU
Telephone
024 7627 1200
Website
www.bablake.com
Headteacher
Mr Andrew Wright
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 3-19, with nursery, with sixth form
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Christian
Local authority
Coventry
Ward
Sherbourne
Constituency
Coventry North West
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
30 September 1980
URN
103751 · LAESTAB 3316017 · UKPRN 10008085
Formerly
BKHS Bablake Preparatory School

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from