Rugby Free Secondary School
Anderson Avenue, Rugby, CV22 5PE
1,168 pupils · 102% of 1,150 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TRIUMPH LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 25.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 14 April 2026, published 7 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 39.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 62.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 21% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.39 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 168 | 234 | 832 | 167 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 173 | 278 | 826 | 173 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 162 | 207 | 690 | 162 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 198 | 171 | 564 | 198 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 168 | 120 | 384 | 160 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 153 | 79 | 308 | 123 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 160 | 67 | 260 | 113 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 179 | 183 | 533 | 179 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Harris Church of England Academy 0.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Lawrence Sheriff School 1.4 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Rugby High School 1.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Ashlawn School 2.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Bilton School 2.3 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College 2.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.