Warwickshire
Rugby Free Secondary School
GCSE results 2026: every Warwickshire school ranked · how England did
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
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 43.5 is close to the national average of around 46.
- 43.5
- Attainment 8
- 34%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Progress is close to average or statistically uncertain because the confidence interval crosses zero. This does not necessarily mean the school adds or detracts from pupil progress.
- +0.13
- Progress 8
- [-0.09, 0.35]
- Confidence interval
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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.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 168 | 234 | 146 (62%) | 832 |
| September 2025 | 173 | 278 | 150 (54%) | 826 |
| September 2024 | 162 | 207 | 137 (66%) | 690 |
| September 2023 | 198 | 171 | 149 (87%) | 564 |
| September 2022 | 168 | 120 | 120 (100%) | 384 |
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
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 150 | 43.5 | — | 34.0% | 8.0% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 176 | 43.7 | — | 39.2% | — | 21.0% | 3.8 |
| 2023/2024 | 172 | 43.8 | +0.13 | 38.4% | — | 20.9% | 3.7 |
| 2022/2023 | 164 | 42.8 | -0.22 | 37.8% | — | 20.7% | 3.6 |
| 2021/2022 | 173 | 45.2 | -0.16 | — | — | 8.0% | 3.8 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Warwickshire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 142881 |
| Local authority | Warwickshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Free schools |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-19 |
| Headteacher | Iain Green |
| Trust | TRIUMPH LEARNING TRUST |
| Admissions | — |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | CV22 5PE |
| Pupils | 1,111 |
| FSM eligible | 27.2% |
Contact and identifiers
Anderson Avenue, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 5PE
https://www.rugbyfreesecondary.co.uk/1788222060| DfE number | 4009 |
| UKPRN | 10056985 |
| Opened | 5 Sept 2016 |
| GIAS updated | 19 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 19 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 26 Sept 2021 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 2 |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 13 Jul 2021 |
| Publication date | 26 Sept 2021 |