Bilton School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Warwickshire
Lawford Lane, Rugby, CV22 7JT
55
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 06/07/2021
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.3%
34.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,127
Capacity used
Has space90%
1,250 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
133 of 134 families who put it first got an offer
241
Places offered
449
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 134 | 133 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 99 | 43 | ● 43% |
| 3rd preference | 103 | 23 | ● 22% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 113 | 7 | ● 6% |
| Total | 449 | 206 | 46% |
1st preference success by year
Warwickshire lets families list 6 preferences. 5 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
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Jayne Delves
- Address
- Lawford Lane, Rugby, CV22 7JT
- Phone
- 01788840600
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Ward / constituency
- Admirals and Cawston · Rugby
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145575
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 31% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: STOWE VALLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
1,127 pupils · 1,250 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
27 January 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Needs attention Achievement Needs attention Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Needs attention Attendance and behaviour Needs attention Leadership and governance Needs attention Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Needs attention - 21
06 July 2021
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,133 pupils
Attendance
87.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
34.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
8.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
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 | 38.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.31 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 32% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 56% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.09 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 21.83 | — | — |
Average grade: D+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 43.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 58.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 12.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.48 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 236 | — |
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 | 26.57 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 7.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 54 | — |
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 | 232 | 17% | 47% | 62% | |
| English Language | 232 | 17% | 51% | 64% | |
| Combined Science | 230 | 13% | 39% | 55% | |
| English Literature | 227 | 20% | 56% | 70% | |
| History | 101 | 25% | 51% | 67% | |
| Geography | 100 | 12% | 35% | 54% | |
| Art and Design | 91 | 23% | 56% | 76% | |
| Computer Science | 50 | 16% | 50% | 60% | |
| French | 37 | 19% | 70% | 73% | |
| Physical Education | 18 | 6% | 44% | 61% | |
| Drama | 15 | 7% | 47% | 60% | |
| Polish | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 28 | 0% | 7% | 29% | |
| Mathematics | 12 | 0% | 17% | 33% | |
| Art and Design | 10 | 0% | 10% | 40% | |
| Computer Science | 7 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| Biology | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language | 6 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| English Literature | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| History | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Sociology | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Photography | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #315 of 1,846 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 16895: Bilton High School, Rugby
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 63% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 64% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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.