St Oswald's CofE Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Rugby, Warwickshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

2.431 miles

Published by Warwickshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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St Oswald's CofE Academy is a primary school in Rugby, Warwickshire for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 5 November 2024. Warwickshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.

St Oswald's CofE Academy 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	2.431 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

In 2024/25, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 2.431 miles, further than in 2025 and 2023, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 4 years with a published distance.
For Reception 2026 there were 22 first-choice applications for 25 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
Free school meal eligibility is 37.2% of pupils, against a middle figure of 28.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Warwickshire.

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: Addison Road, Rugby, CV22 7DJ
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Warwickshire
Pupils on roll: 196 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 37.2% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 45.1

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

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 5 November 2024

Strengths

“Oswald’s School has improved in many ways.”
“Pupils are now able to take much greater advantage of the learning opportunities on offer.”
“They recognise that the school is now a calmer place.”

To improve

“Some pupils say that bullying still happens.”
“However, not all pupils read these books regularly at home.”
“When this is the case, the school has not established ways to support them effectively.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	56%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 22 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 22 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.

St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
Oakfield Primary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Henry Hinde School 0.7 mi Good
St Marie's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
Riverside Academy 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Bilton Infant School 1.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
Long Lawford Primary School 1.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
Rokeby Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published