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Nicholas Chamberlaine School

URN
139936
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Nicholas Chamberlaine School
URN
139936
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-18
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

60 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

40

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

56

Destinations

49

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of secondary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#27 of 35 schools in Warwickshire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Moderate competition
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Nicholas Chamberlaine School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Accessible
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Nicholas Chamberlaine School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
22 May 2024
Inspection date
23 April 2024
Inspection type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 22 May 2024

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 22 May 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Moderate pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

273

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

346

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

258

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.27×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Warwickshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a secondary school place (Warwickshire)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
https://nicholaschamberlaine-gst.org/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Warwickshire to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

36.9

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

24.6%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

51.2%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

70.0%

EBacc achievement

Location

CV12 9EA - Bulkington Road, Bedworth, Warwickshire

Contact details

Address
Bulkington Road, Bedworth, Warwickshire
Postcode
CV12 9EA
Phone
2476312308
Website
https://nicholaschamberlaine-gst.org/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Warwickshire
Local authority code
937

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 601 schools in Warwickshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

601

Open schools

286

Closed schools

314

Primary schools

373

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 22 May 2024

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 22 May 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 22 May 2024

  • Sixth form

    Good

    Graded 22 May 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    22 May 202423 April 2024Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2GoodView report for inspection published 22 May 2024
    • Good

      Published
      22 May 2024
      Inspected
      23 April 2024
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    74.6%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 245

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    EBacc achievement

    9.7%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Above average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    31.8

    Value added

    Value added

    +0.29

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    17.9%

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    82.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    3.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    6.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    7.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    80

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary373 (63.0%)
    • Secondary80 (13.5%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other139 (23.5%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Nicholas Chamberlaine Technology College0 mSecondaryClosed
    St Michael's Church of England Academy291 mPrimaryOpen
    Bedworth Early Years Centre and Nursery291 mNurseryClosed
    St Michael's Church of England Primary School291 mPrimaryClosed
    Henry Bellairs CofE Junior School427 mPrimaryClosed
    Hob Lane CofE Infant School427 mPrimaryClosed
    All Saints Bedworth CofE Academy509 mPrimaryOpen
    All Saints Bedworth C/E Primary School & Nursery509 mPrimaryClosed
    St Francis Catholic Academy798 mPrimaryOpen
    St Francis Catholic Primary School798 mPrimaryClosed
    • Nicholas Chamberlaine Technology College
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Michael's Church of England Academy
      Distance
      291 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Bedworth Early Years Centre and Nursery
      Distance
      291 m
      Phase
      Nursery
      Status
      Closed
    • St Michael's Church of England Primary School
      Distance
      291 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Warwickshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Alcester AcademySecondaryB49 6QQOpen
    Alcester Grammar SchoolSecondaryB49 5EDClosed
    Alcester Grammar SchoolSecondaryB49 5EDOpen
    Alcester High School Technology CollegeSecondaryB49 6QQClosed
    Alderman Smith School and Sports CollegeSecondaryCV10 7PDClosed
    • Alcester Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      B49 6QQ
      Status
      Open
    • Alcester Grammar School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      B49 5ED
      Status
      Closed
    • Alcester Grammar School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      B49 5ED
      Status
      Open
    • Alcester High School Technology College
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      B49 6QQ
      Status
      Closed
    • Alderman Smith School and Sports College
    Henry Bellairs CofE Junior School
    Distance
    427 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Hob Lane CofE Infant School
    Distance
    427 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • All Saints Bedworth CofE Academy
    Distance
    509 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • All Saints Bedworth C/E Primary School & Nursery
    Distance
    509 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Francis Catholic Academy
    Distance
    798 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Francis Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    798 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    CV10 7PD
    Status
    Closed