Nicholas Chamberlaine School is a secondary academy in Bedworth, United Kingdom with 1,456 pupils, part of The Griffin Schools Trust. Ofsted: Good, inspected 23 April 2024. As of 7 November 2026 it is advertising 8 vacancies, including Behaviour Mentor (closes 20 November), 2nd in MFL (Spanish) (closes 20 November) and Cover Supervisor (closes 20 November).
Head
Natalie Minty
Trust or group
The Griffin Schools Trust
Type
Academy, Secondary
Pupils
1,456 pupils · 50% girls · 33.9% eligible for free school meals · 11.8% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
219 (15.0%) on SEN support · 48 (3.3%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Full time, part time, temporaryPastoral and welfare
Make a difference. Build relationships. Change futures. Nicholas Chamberlaine School is seeking a passionate, committed and resilient Behaviour Mentor to join our pastoral team…
We are a friendly, supportive and committed department that currently has six members of staff and is housed in a dedicated suite of rooms. The leadership structure includes an…
Nicholas Chamberlaine School is a vibrant, exciting, innovative and mixed 11-18 school with 1200 students. Students are keen to do well, parents are very supportive and the staff…
To deliver outstanding teaching to ensure that all students are challenged to fulfil their potential, achieve excellent outcomes and an appreciation of the subject and its wider…
Nicholas Chamberlaine School is seeking a committed and highly effective SENDCo to play a key role in strengthening our inclusive practice and ensuring that every student…
Nicholas Chamberlaine School is a vibrant, exciting, innovative and mixed 11-18 school with 1200 students. Students are keen to do well, parents are very supportive and the staff…
We are looking for an exceptional full time Subject Leader of Design & Technology with the ability to provide strong and robust leadership, who has the highest expectations of…
To deliver outstanding teaching to ensure that all students are challenged to fulfil their potential, achieve excellent outcomes and an appreciation of the subject and its wider…
Exam results
Year
Attainment 8
Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional
37.1
22.3%
2024/25
36.9
24.6%
2023/24
38.8
26.3%
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
23 April 2024
Graded inspection
Good
24 November 2021
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
13 November 2019
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
97.3
15.0
–
1
£50,631
2024/25
80.2
17.8
18%
0
£47,256
2023/24
74.8
18.0
19%
0
£44,938
2022/23
61.3
21.5
26%
0
£40,837
2021/22
71.1
17.6
18%
2
£38,156
2020/21
58.8
20.6
22%
0
£40,744
Earlier years (2013/14 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
61.7
19.7
23%
0
£38,429
2018/19
64.2
17.2
31%
0
£39,096
2017/18
65.1
16.2
26%
1
£38,155
2016/17
67.9
16.1
30%
1
£37,596
2015/16
69.8
15.8
25%
0
£36,234
2014/15
74.5
14.9
24%
0
£36,891
2013/14
79.8
15.0
35%
0
£34,858
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
10.6%
3.1%
25.8%
5.2%
2024/25
10.4%
3.4%
29.0%
5.0%
2023/24
10.9%
3.1%
32.9%
4.2%
2022/23
10.6%
2.3%
33.5%
4.0%
2021/22
9.7%
1.6%
32.6%
1.9%
2020/21
4.7%
0.8%
13.0%
0.9%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
6.3%
1.2%
16.6%
1.3%
2017/18
6.0%
1.0%
15.3%
0.7%
2016/17
5.5%
0.8%
14.9%
0.3%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
1 past vacancy seen since May 2026: 1 leadership. Most often advertised: Assistant Head. Last advertised October 2026.
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Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Inspection: Ofsted. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.