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Rugby Free Secondary School

Rugby, CV22 5PESecondaryAges 11–19MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jul 2021
Progress 8
+0.13
Above average
−20+2
Competition
1.6×
Oversubscribed
278 1st-choice / 173 places
Ranking
#1,244
of 3,141 nationally

About Rugby Free Secondary School

13 sits comfortably above the Warwickshire local authority average of 0. 02, meaning pupils here make more academic progress than their peers across the county. That's a solid, above-average result for a non-selective state secondary, and it places the school 13th out of 42 similar schools in the LA. The school's Attainment 8 score of 43. 8 gives a sense of the overall GCSE grades pupils achieve, and 62. 8% of students secure a grade 4 or above in both English and maths. The school is heavily oversubscribed — for 173 places in 2025/26, there were 826 applications, a ratio of nearly five applicants per place, with 278 families putting it as their first preference.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 19 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterNone
AddressAnderson Avenue, Rugby, Rugby, CV22 5PE
HeadteacherIain Green
Local AuthorityWarwickshire
Number of Pupils1,111
Free School Meals (FSM)27.2%
School Capacity1,111 / 1,150 (97% full)
Sixth FormYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

13 Jul 2021
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Source: Ofsted, 26 Sept 2021. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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Resourced Provision
AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyResourced ProvisionMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Rugby Free Secondary School

Rugby Free Secondary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.