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Rugby Free Secondary School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Free school
Anderson Avenue, Rugby CV22 5PE · rugbyfreesecondary.co.uk · 01788 222060
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Warwickshire 48, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,168
- 18 over 1,150 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 25.9%
- First language not English
- 22.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 234 families put the school first and 168 places were offered; 62% 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 | 168 | 234 | 1.4▲ | 62% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 173 | 278 | 1.6▲ | 54% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 162 | 207 | 1.3▲ | 66% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 198 | 171 | 0.9 | 87% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 168 | 120 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.7, and 39.2% 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 C+ (32 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼39.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼62.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼21.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.80 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 43.6 | −5 |
| Sixth form college | 1.2 | — |
| Further education | 43.6 | +10.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.2 | −2.8 |
| Employment | 4.1 | −1.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.8 | +0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 0.6 | −0.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 students | C+ (32) | Average +0.09 | |
| 83 students | C+ (32.1) | Average +0.08 | |
| 78 students | Dist- (30.6) | Average +0.05 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 61 | C (31.6) | +0.10 |
| 2022/23 | 44 | C- (27.6) | — |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2022/23 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 61.6 | −15 |
| Further education | 1.4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 5.5 | +3.4 |
| Employment | 19.2 | +4.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.2 | +3.9 |
| Activity not captured | 4.1 | +2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Rugby Free Secondary School on 14 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 14 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jul 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective - Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Dec 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
May 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (121 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 121
- 11% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on 21 parents (17%) whose child was bullied
based on 61 parents (50%) with SEND