Rugby Free Secondary School
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Warwickshire
Anderson Avenue, Rugby, CV22 5PE
63
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 13/07/2021
Application demand
54%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
89.8%
28.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,168
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
1,150 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
54%
1st preference success rate
150 of 278 families who put it first got an offer
173
Places offered
826
Total applications
4.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 278 | 150 | ● 54% |
| 2nd preference | 247 | 21 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 199 | 2 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 102 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 826 | 173 | 21% |
1st preference success by year
Warwickshire lets families list 6 preferences. 42 applications came from outside the council area (2 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
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Iain Green
- Address
- Anderson Avenue, Rugby, CV22 5PE
- Phone
- 01788222060
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Ward / constituency
- Rokeby and Overslade · Rugby
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142881
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 26% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 24% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: TRIUMPH LEARNING TRUST
1,168 pupils · 1,150 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
14 April 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Expected standard - 21
13 July 2021
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 · 938 pupils
Attendance
89.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
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 | 43.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.13 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 38% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.73 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.62 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 39.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 62.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 21% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 176 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.98 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 11.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 81 | — |
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 | 172 | 16% | 47% | 73% | |
| English Language | 172 | 8% | 48% | 70% | |
| English Literature | 170 | 9% | 47% | 68% | |
| Combined Science | 146 | 5% | 38% | 63% | |
| History | 85 | 15% | 45% | 68% | |
| Social Studies | 72 | 11% | 49% | 64% | |
| Geography | 69 | 9% | 39% | 52% | |
| Business | 67 | 9% | 31% | 46% | |
| Spanish | 40 | 13% | 63% | 83% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 33 | 12% | 42% | 55% | |
| Design & Technology | 31 | 0% | 35% | 48% | |
| Computer Science | 27 | 11% | 44% | 48% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 24 | 4% | 25% | 38% | |
| Psychology | 21 | 0% | 10% | 33% | |
| Sociology | 18 | 11% | 28% | 50% | |
| Biology | 12 | 0% | 8% | 25% | |
| Government and Politics | 12 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| Chemistry | 11 | 0% | 9% | 36% | |
| History | 10 | 0% | 10% | 30% | |
| Computer Science | 10 | 0% | 20% | 30% | |
| Physics | 8 | 0% | 38% | 75% | |
| English Literature | 8 | 0% | 13% | 25% | |
| English Language and Literature | 8 | 0% | 13% | 50% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 7 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
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) |
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.