The academy is smaller than the average-sized secondary school. Eight out of ten students are from White British backgrounds. Almost one student in five is from minority ethnic heritages. This is below the national average. Just over one in ten students speak English as an additional language which is below the national average. The proportion of disabled students and those who have special educational needs is well above average. The pupil premium, which is additional funding given to schools for students in local authority care and those known to be eligible for free school meals, provides support for just over one quarter of students. This is average. The academy meets the government’s current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for students’ attainment and progress by the end of Year 11. A small number of students in Key Stage 4 attend City College and Henley College on a part-time basis to study vocational courses. The academy caters for boys only in Years 7 to 11. It admits girls into the sixth form which is called the West Coventry Sixth Form. This is a group of sixth forms that work with each other so that students have a wide range of courses to choose from.