Bilton Infant School

Primary · Community school · Ages 4–7 · Rugby, Warwickshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

3.342 miles

Published by Warwickshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Bilton Infant School is a primary school in Rugby, Warwickshire for ages 4–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 17 October 2023. Warwickshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.

Bilton Infant School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	3.342 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2019	🔒 With a pass

And 1 earlier figure.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

Reception 2026's last place offered went to a child 3.342 miles away, 64th longest of the 176 Warwickshire primary schools (this one included) with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
The 2026 Reception last distance was further than in 2025 but nearer than in 2023; every applicant was offered a place in 5 of the 9 years with a published outcome.
For Reception 2026 there were 33 first-choice applications for 34 offers; 32 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (3%) was not offered a place.
Ofsted's latest outcome was Requires improvement (17 October 2023); of the 8 nearest primary schools in Warwickshire, 4 are Good and 4 have no current grade.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Warwickshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Magnet Lane, Bilton, Rugby, CV22 7NH
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–7
Council: Warwickshire
Pupils on roll: 124 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 21% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 24.8

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Requires improvement Inspected 17 October 2023

Strengths

“Pupils feel safe, valued and well supported in this nurturing school.”
“They are greeted warmly at the start of each day and enter school ready to learn, excited for the day ahead.”
“Strong, trusting relationships help pupils feel safe and confident in an environment that supports their wellbeing.”

To improve

“However, some pupils do not attend as regularly as they should.”
“As a result, they miss important learning and wider experiences.”
“Occasionally, however, staff do not check pupils' understanding as carefully as they could.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 33 first-preference applications, 34 offers in total, 32 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Warwickshire.

Bawnmore Community Infant School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Cawston Grange Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Bilton CofE Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good
Henry Hinde School 0.7 mi Good
St Oswald's CofE Academy 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
Oakfield Primary Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Rokeby Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published