The Warwickshire Academy
Free schools special school in Coventry (Warwickshire).
Academy trust
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.The Warwickshire Academy is one of 7 schools run by Thrive Education Partnership.
- Type of school
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 9 to 19
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Schools in the trust
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| School | Phase | Local authority | Pupils | Governors on Governance Register | Latest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baginton Fields Academy | Special | Coventry | 125 | 8 | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2013, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Calthorpe Academy | Special | Birmingham | 461 | 6 | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Corley Academy | Special | Coventry | 168 | 8 | Report card 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4; safeguarding standards met |
| Kingsbury Academy | Special | Coventry | 105 | 7 | Key judgements 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; safeguarding effective |
| Kitts Green Academy | Special | Birmingham | 55 | 4 | Report card 2026Needs attention in all six areas; safeguarding standards met |
| Mary Elliot Academy | Special | Walsall | 148 | 6 | Report card 2026Expected standard in all seven areas; safeguarding standards met |
| The Warwickshire Academy (this school) | Special | Warwickshire | 71 | 7 | Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; safeguarding effective |
| 7 schools | 1,133 |
Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.
What this means
- Funding
- An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
- Admissions
- The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.
General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.