Harris Church of England Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Warwickshire
Harris Drive, Rugby, CV22 6EA
63
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 17/05/2022
Application demand
90%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.3%
27.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
858
Capacity used
Over capacity110%
780 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
90%
1st preference success rate
135 of 150 families who put it first got an offer
184
Places offered
549
Total applications
3.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 150 | 135 | ● 90% |
| 2nd preference | 182 | 41 | ● 23% |
| 3rd preference | 128 | 7 | ● 5% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 89 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 549 | 184 | 34% |
1st preference success by year
Warwickshire lets families list 6 preferences. 5 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Roberta Harrison
- Address
- Harris Drive, Overslade Lane, Rugby, CV22 6EA
- Phone
- 01788812549
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Ward / constituency
- Rokeby and Overslade · Rugby
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140371
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 37% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 19% | — | — |
| SEN support | 21% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE DIOCESE OF COVENTRY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
858 pupils · 780 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
17 May 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 917 pupils
Attendance
90.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.16 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.67 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 46.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 59.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 36.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.83 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 186 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 185 | 17% | 55% | 69% | |
| English Language | 182 | 15% | 49% | 63% | |
| Combined Science | 180 | 13% | 43% | 66% | |
| English Literature | 177 | 19% | 50% | 66% | |
| Religious Studies | 160 | 14% | 36% | 54% | |
| History | 80 | 15% | 46% | 63% | |
| Geography | 71 | 13% | 41% | 55% | |
| Social Studies | 66 | 9% | 30% | 52% | |
| Art and Design | 45 | 9% | 56% | 84% | |
| French | 35 | 9% | 34% | 51% | |
| Business | 24 | 8% | 33% | 46% | |
| Design & Technology | 24 | 17% | 21% | 42% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Warwickshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.