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The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College

Rugby, CV21 1EHSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2023
Progress 8
-0.28
Below average
−20+2
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
207 1st-choice / 215 places
Ranking
#2,188
of 3,141 nationally

About The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College

The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College is a popular choice among local families, with 207 first-preference applications for 215 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, though the school was oversubscribed overall with 546 applications for those places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2. 54. Of those first-preference applicants, 167 received offers. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023 rated it Good across all five categories, including behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. This continues a pattern of Good ratings, as its previous inspection in 2013 also awarded Good overall. The school serves a community with relatively high disadvantage, with 34. 3 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, significantly above the national average.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterNone
AddressNewbold Road, Rugby, Rugby, CV21 1EH
HeadteacherBlake Francis
Local AuthorityWarwickshire
Number of Pupils1,114
Free School Meals (FSM)34.3%
School Capacity1,114 / 1,100 (101% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

21 Mar 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Source: Ofsted, 18 May 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionLearning DifficultySevere Learning

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

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The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.