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Rugby High School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Longrood Road, Rugby CV22 7RE · rugbyhighschool.co.uk · 01788 810518
On the mapSearch near CV22 7RE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 74.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Warwickshire 48, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 927
- 27 over 900 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 8.6%
- First language not English
- 39.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 249 families put the school first and 150 places were offered; 56% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 150 | 249 | 1.7▲ | 56% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 120 | 265 | 2.2▲ | 42% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 120 | 274 | 2.3▲ | 41% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 121 | 262 | 2.2▲ | 43% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 116 | 224 | 1.9▲ | 51% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 74.9, and 99.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Warwickshire it was 48, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (40.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲74.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲99.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲100.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲72.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.16 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 88 | +1.6 |
| Sixth form college | 0.9 | — |
| Further education | 3.4 | −1.7 |
| Other education | 2.6 | −0.8 |
| Employment | 0.9 | −1.6 |
| Activity not captured | 4.3 | +3.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 159 students | B (40.3) | Below average -0.21 | |
| 159 students | B (40.4) | Below average -0.21 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 175 | B (39.7) | -0.09 |
| 2022/23 | 118 | B+ (41.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 153 | B+ (41.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 117 | B (40) | -0.15 |
| 2017/18 | 124 | B (40.8) | -0.09 |
| 2016/17 | 133 | B (38.9) | -0.02 |
| 2015/16 | 158 | B (39.2) | +0.05 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 72.4 | +3.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.2 | −2.4 |
| Employment | 14.9 | −2.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.2 | +5.2 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | −2.6 |
Ofsted
Rugby High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 15 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 15 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2008
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Feb 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (155 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 155
- 18% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 60% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (14%) with SEND