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Rugby Free Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Free school
Bailey Road, Central Park, Rugby CV23 0PD · rugbyfreeprimary.co.uk · 01788 222088
On the mapSearch near CV23 0PD
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Warwickshire 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 422
- 2 over 420 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 13.5%
- First language not English
- 21.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 57 families put the school first and 61 places were offered; 93% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 61 | 57 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 57 | 50 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 67 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Warwickshire it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ●107 | 105 | |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 20 September 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Rugby Free Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 19 Sept 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (96 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 96
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (18%) with SEND