Bilton School

Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Rugby, Warwickshire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

27.475 miles

Published by Warwickshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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Bilton School is a secondary school in Rugby, Warwickshire for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Warwickshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.

Bilton 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	27.475 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

For Year 7 2026, the last child offered a place lived 27.475 miles from the school, the 2nd longest of 32 Warwickshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
The Year 7 last distance in 2026 was nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2022, and it swung sharply between some years.
Year 7 2026 had 87 first-choice applications for 204 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 117 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
In 2024/25, 43% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 43.4 (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: Lawford Lane, Rugby, CV22 7JT
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Council: Warwickshire
Pupils on roll: 1,127 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 29.4% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 16

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

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 27 January 2026

Strengths

“Bilton is a friendly and welcoming school where pupils feel safe.”
“Staff care about them and want them to do well.”
“Staff take the time to listen to and encourage pupils.”

To improve

“Pupils' attendance has remained low in recent years.”
“Too many pupils are often absent and, consequently, regularly miss lessons.”
“This creates gaps in pupils' learning and hinders their achievement.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 May 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)	43%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	43.4	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: 87 first-preference applications, 204 offers in total, 87 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.

Rugby High School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
Harris Church of England Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
Rugby Free Secondary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
Lawrence Sheriff School 1.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Ashlawn School 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
Houlton School 4.6 mi Good Last distance published
Southam College 8.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published