Rugby Free Secondary School

Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–19 · Rugby, Warwickshire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

1.116 miles

Published by Warwickshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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Rugby Free Secondary School is a secondary school in Rugby, Warwickshire for ages 11–19 (free schools). Warwickshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.

Rugby Free Secondary 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
Year 7 2026	1.116 mi
Year 7 2025	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2024	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2023	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2022	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2021	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2020	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2017	🔒 With a pass

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

What the figures show

In Year 7 2026 the last child offered a place lived 1.116 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 32 Warwickshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
The Year 7 2026 last distance was about the same as in 2025, and nearer than in 2024.
In Year 7 2026 there were 234 first-choice applications for 168 offers; 146 offers went to first-choice families and 88 first-choice families were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 39% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 43.7 (England 46).

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: Anderson Avenue, Rugby, CV22 5PE
Type: Free schools
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–19
Council: Warwickshire
Pupils on roll: 1,168 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 24.1% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 16.5

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

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 14 April 2026

Strengths

“Pupils enjoy learning at this welcoming and inclusive school.”
“Teachers know pupils' needs and what support they can give them to reduce barriers to learning.”
“They have high expectations of pupils.”

To improve

“While the school is taking effective action to improve attendance, leaders are aware that further work is needed to ensure that their actions are embedded so that these improvements are sustained and notable.”
“However, the curriculum is not delivered to a consistently high quality in some subjects.”
“However, on occasion, in some subjects, this is not done consistently well.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	39%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	43.7	46
A level average grade (2024/25)	C+	B-

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

Applications and offers

2026 Year 7 entry: 234 first-preference applications, 168 offers in total, 146 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 secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Warwickshire.

Harris Church of England Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
Lawrence Sheriff School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Rugby High School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
Ashlawn School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
Bilton School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
Houlton School 3.2 mi Good Last distance published
Southam College 9.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published