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Houlton School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–18 · Free school
Signal Drive, Houlton, RUGBY CV23 1ED · houltonschool.org.uk · 01788 593300
On the mapSearch near CV23 1ED
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 895
- 90% of 1,000 places
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 19.7%
- First language not English
- 14.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 179 families put the school first and 172 places were offered; 83% 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 | 172 | 179 | 1▲ | 83% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 182 | 169 | 0.9 | 87% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 171 | 192 | 1.1▲ | 73% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 175 | 223 | 1.3▲ | 68% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 172 | 177 | 1▲ | 76% |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Ofsted
Houlton School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 27 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 27 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
What parents said
58% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (80 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 58%
- Replies
- 80
- 15% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 54% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (25%) with SEND