Bilton School
Lawford Lane, Rugby, CV22 7JT
1,127 pupils · 90% of 1,250 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STOWE VALLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 30.9%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Post-16 | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 27 January 2026, published 21 May 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 | 43.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 43.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 58.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 12.3% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.43 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 204 | 87 | 443 | 160 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 241 | 134 | 449 | 206 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 204 | 121 | 412 | 172 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 200 | 135 | 455 | 184 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 208 | 157 | 448 | 208 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 207 | 98 | 369 | 161 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 233 | 126 | 357 | 191 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 204 | 75 | 247 | 117 |
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
- Rugby High School 1.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Harris Church of England Academy 1.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Rugby Free Secondary School 2.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College 3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Lawrence Sheriff School 3 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Ashlawn School 4.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.