Lawrence Sheriff School

About Lawrence Sheriff School

Lawrence Sheriff School, a boys' secondary in Rugby, holds an Outstanding rating from Ofsted across all categories in its most recent 2022 inspection, a grade it has maintained since at least its previous inspection in 2007. The school's academic story is best told through its Progress 8 score of 0.89, which places it well above the national average. This metric measures how much pupils improve between Key Stage 2 and GCSEs compared with students across England. To put that figure in context, the average Progress 8 score for secondary schools in Warwickshire is just 0.02, meaning Lawrence Sheriff pupils achieve nearly a full grade higher per subject than the typical student in the local authority. The school ranks second out of 42 state secondaries in Warwickshire, and sits 127th nationally out of over 3,100 schools, placing it in the top 5 per cent of schools across the country.

At GCSE, the school's Attainment 8 score is 77.1, and an extraordinary 99.2 per cent of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths. The English Baccalaureate average point score sits at 7.3, with 79.7 per cent of pupils entered for the full EBacc suite of subjects. In the sixth form, the school's value-added score of 0.12 is rated as above average, and students achieved an average of 40.93 points per entry, equivalent to a B grade. The best three A-levels averaged a B grade, with 33.7 per cent of entries achieving AAB or higher. The school's Progress 8 banding is well above average, and its strongest subject progress is in maths and the EBacc bucket, both at 0.98, while English progress is 0.73. These outcomes reflect a highly academic environment where boys consistently outperform expectations.

The school is significantly oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, it received 487 applications for 149 places, an oversubscription ratio of 3.27, with 332 first-preference applications. Facilities include a library, gymnasium, sports hall, playing fields, astro turf, music rooms, science labs, and a sixth form centre. Sports on offer include football, rugby, cricket, rowing, and hockey, while clubs range from choir and debate to eco club, gardening, chess, and Model UN. The school has SEND provision for autistic spectrum disorder, speech, language and communication needs, visual impairment, and other difficulties. With 8.9 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school is less deprived than the national average but still serves a diverse intake. This is a school for academically ambitious boys and their families who are prepared for a competitive admissions process and a high-expectation environment.

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