Warwickshire
Houlton School
GCSE results 2026: every Warwickshire school ranked · how England did
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What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 46.0 is close to the national average of around 46.
- 46.0
- Attainment 8
- 49%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
No Progress 8 data is available for this school in the years we hold.
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Reception entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 28 | 14 | 13 (93%) | 75 |
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 172 | 179 | 149 (83%) | 630 |
| September 2025 | 182 | 169 | 147 (87%) | 587 |
| September 2024 | 171 | 192 | 141 (73%) | 603 |
| September 2023 | 175 | 223 | 152 (68%) | 633 |
| September 2022 | 172 | 177 | 134 (76%) | 565 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Warwickshire’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 177 | 46.0 | — | 49.2% | 7.3% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023/2024 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/2023 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Warwickshire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 143707 |
| Local authority | Warwickshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Free schools |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Paul Brockwell |
| Trust | TRANSFORMING LIVES EDUCATIONAL TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | CV23 1ED |
| Pupils | 710 |
| FSM eligible | 20.0% |
Contact and identifiers
Signal Drive, Houlton, RUGBY, Warwickshire, CV23 1ED
www.houltonschool.org.uk1788593300| DfE number | 4010 |
| UKPRN | 10088815 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2021 |
| GIAS updated | 28 Jan 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 17 Apr 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 27 Feb 2024 |
| Publication date | 17 Apr 2024 |