President Kennedy School Academy
Academy converter in Coventry, CV6 4GL, taking ages 11 to 18, 1,799 on roll.
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In the latest published round, the furthest child offered a place lived 1.21 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Secondary applications close 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
How this compares: every Coventry school's distance, tightest first →
The circle is 1.21 miles, the distance the school admitted from in the latest published year.
President Kennedy School Academy: 1.21 miles Cardinal Newman Catholic School: 0.66 miles, published by Coventry
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When President Kennedy School Academy is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
Source: Coventry, published admission distances
Where President Kennedy School Academy and Cardinal Newman Catholic School are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Cardinal Newman Catholic School admitted from 0.66 miles in the latest published year, published by Coventry. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
No postcode district has its centre inside both distances. The two schools admit from 1.21 and 0.66 miles, and the ground those circles share holds no district centre, which is a fact about where the centres fall rather than about any one address. The map above shows both, and the postcode checker answers for both.
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Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to President Kennedy School Academy that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.51 mi | 0.4 mi |
| Wheelwright Lane Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.46 mi 2025/26 | 0.8 mi |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic School Both in reach | Secondary | 0.66 mi | 0.9 mi |
| Ash Green School Both in reach | Secondary | 7.55 mi 2025/26 | 1.0 mi |
| Keresley Newland Primary Academy Both in reach | Primary | 2.36 mi 2025/26 | 1.1 mi |
| Goodyers End Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 2.52 mi 2025/26 | 1.7 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| How full | 1,799 pupils in 1,570 places (115% full, over capacity) |
| Trust | THE FUTURES TRUST |
| Local authority | Coventry |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Outstanding, inspected 21 January 2024 |
| Attainment 8 | 43.2 (2024/25) |
| Year | Progress 8 |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | not published |
| 2023/24 | +0.27 |
| 2022/23 | +0.22 |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to President Kennedy School Academy
| Girls and boys | 49.7% girls, 50.3% boys |
| English as an additional language | 34.6% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 33.3% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Where President Kennedy School Academy's Year 11 went next
| Stayed for the sixth form | 45.4% |
| Sixth-form college | 1.5% |
| Further education college | 36.4% |
| Apprenticeship | 2.2% |
| Employment | 1.9% |
| No sustained destination recorded | 8.6% |
DfE destination measures, 2022/23. Broad categories only: the DfE does not publish which named schools or colleges pupils moved to.
Getting to President Kennedy School Academy by bus
Best-served stop: Rookery Lane, 0.2 mi away, with 4.1 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 04:57, last 22:49.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rookery Lane | 0.2 mi | 4.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 15 |
| President Kennedy School | 0.2 mi | 4.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 15 |
| Penny Park Lane | 0.3 mi | 4.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 15 |
These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for President Kennedy School Academy?
President Kennedy School Academy does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in the latest published year lived 1.21 miles away, per Coventry.
How close do I need to live to get a place at President Kennedy School Academy?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 1.21 miles was enough in the latest published year, and at 115% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near President Kennedy School Academy guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
Every Coventry school's distance
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