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Schools

Nurseries & Schools in the local area

Coventry and Warwickshire offer parents and guardians a mix of well-regarded nurseries, primary schools and secondary schools.

Nurseries in the area

There are a large number of nurseries located throughout Coventry and its surrounding areas. Some popular nurseries include:

Westwood Day Nursery - within walking distance of the University and rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted (March 2020)

Busy Bees - Tile Hill, rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted (2017)

ABC NurseryLink opens in a new window - Earlsdon

Kenilworth Day Nursery and Preschool - Kenilworth

Arnold Lodge Prepcare - Leamington Spa

Emscote House Day NurseryLink opens in a new window - Leamington Spa

Barford Day Nursery and Preschool - Warwick

Banana Moon Day Nursery Hatton - Hatton, Warwick, rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted (2017)

Solihull Day Nursery and Preschool - Solihull

Busy Bees - Solihull, rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted (2017)

Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery - Stratford-upon-Avon

RSC Nursery - Stratford-upon-Avon

Warwick University also has its own nursery on campus. This is a popular option for staff due to its convenient location and its 'Outstanding' Ofsted rating.

In addition to this there are a number of local childcare providers.

Schools in the area

Coventry and its surrounding areas have a wealth of educational environments:

We are extraordinarily lucky to have access to an excellent choice of state funded, independent, faith, grammar and boarding schools all within either a walking distance, short bus ride or 10-30 minute car journey from Coventry city centre.

Coventry has several Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ secondary schools (Finham Park School, Sidney Stringer Academy, Eden Girls' School, President Kennedy School Academy and Sherbourne Fields School) and a host of ‘Outstanding’ primary schools.

The National Maths and Science College (15-18 year olds), Westwood Academy and WMG Academy for Young Engineers are a short distance from the University. The nearest primary school is Cannon Park Primary, which received a ‘good’ rating in its latest Ofsted report.

Kenilworth, Stratford-upon-Avon, Rugby, Leamington, Solihull and Warwick are also home to some excellent educational establishments, ‘Outstanding’ independent and state funded primary and secondary schools and colleges.

Top Performing Schools in the area

The Sunday Times Parent Power League Table 2022 ranks King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys in Birmingham as one of the ten best schools in the Country and the top state secondary in the West Midlands.

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, King Edward VI School in Stratford and Stratford Girls’ Grammar School are feature in the top 10 highest performing state schools in the West Midlands.

Among the best-performing independent schools in our area are Rugby School, famous as the place where the game of rugby was invented, King's High School in Warwick, Warwick School and Bablake and King Henry VIII School in Coventry.

Discover more about each school's performance

The Government has made performance data for schools in England available here:

DfE school performance dataLink opens in a new window

The Top 10 state secondary schools in the West Midlands 2022:

According to Parent Power, The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2022, these are the ten best state secondaries in the West Midlands.

  1. King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, Birmingham
  2. King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls, Birmingham
  3. King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon
  4. Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
  5. Stratford Girls’ Grammar School, Stratford-upon-Avon
  6. Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School, Sutton Coldfield
  7. Wolverhampton Girls’ High School
  8. King Edward VI Five Ways School, Birmingham
  9. Newport Girls' High School, Newport
  10. Queen Mary’s Grammar School, Walsall 

The Top 10 independent secondary schools in the West Midlands 2022:

According to Parent Power, The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2022, these are the ten best independent secondaries in the West Midlands.

  1. King Edward VI High School for Girls, Birmingham
  2. Concord College, Shrewsbury
  3. King Edward's School, Birmingham
  4. Rugby School
  5. King's High School, Warwick
  6. Warwick School
  7. Bablake and King Henry VIII School, Coventry
  8. Shrewsbury School
  9. The King's School, Worcester
  10. Malvern St James Girls’ School