[2] The school was named after Alderman Sidney Stringer, a former mayor of Coventry who dedicated himself to the rebuilding of the city after the devastation of the Second World War.

The community college is in the Swanswell area close to the city centre, a 5-minute walk from the central bus station.

The school was rebuilt at a cost of £28 million and reopened in 2012 with an official opening ceremony on 4 October 2012 conducted by the Duke of York.

[8] There was uniform change from green sweatshirts to black blazers, the introduction of Head boy and girl along with a prefect system (year 10, 11 and 16+ students).

Sidney Stringer Academy had a positive Ofsted on 2013 and has gone on to lead a multi-academy trust, a shared sixth form, a cooperative continual professional development (CPD) centre and Coventry SCITT, the centre that organises in school initial teacher training.

On top of traditional GCSEs and A-Levels, pathways can include functional skills, qualifications and work-related learning in conjunction with local colleges and universities.

When choosing their option students must study at least one of these five subjects: French, Spanish, History, Geography or Computer Science.

[11] From 2020, students were using the online software Google Classroom, even more so since the COVID-19 pandemic started, and the school is experimenting with Knowledge Organisers.

[8] As of 2020, the houses no longer correlate with tutor groups, the new system introduced a year head to replace the old system of houses, due to COVID-19 and the goal to reduce movement in the school.

In addition to peer-mentoring, it would hypothetically allow students to form a friendship in other year groups and reduce bullying.

The company is the only prominent luxury vehicle manufacturer in Coventry, and amongst few that exist in the UK.

[14] The house's name has two major inspirations, the Swanswell Lake which is opposite the road from the school, and the Swanswell Initiative multi-million pound funds that were dedicated to improving a designated 160 acres of Coventry, which Sidney Stringer Academy was inside causing them to receive funds to improve the school on a vast scale.

They also have two chosen charities, Teenage Cancer Trust and Wychbold Swan Rescue.

This house's symbolism is to rise from the ashes, much like a phoenix in mythology, but mainly this means to tackle difficulty and to succeed, becoming better than before.

[17] The school holds displays to raise awareness of World Refugee Day[18] and in 2006 participated in the Motiv8 project.

Sidney Stringer Academy works within their "multi-academy trust" to cooperate concerning funds with other schools.