Bilton Infant School
Magnet Lane, Bilton, Rugby, CV22 7NH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Fawbert
- Federation
- Bilton Community Federation
- Constituency
- Rugby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 124
- URN
- 125579
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01788811549
About this school
Bilton Infant School is a community primary school in Rugby. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 124 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Bilton Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 166 |
| 2023/24 | 159 |
| 2024/25 | 143 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bilton Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.3% | 28% | 124 | — |
| Bawnmore Community Infant School | — | 4.9% | 12.9% | 178 | 0.5 miles |
| Cawston Grange Primary School | 64% | 3.7% | 14.2% | 442 | 0.5 miles |
| Bilton CofE Junior School | 62% | 4.7% | 19.5% | 434 | 0.6 miles |
| Henry Hinde School | 35% | 6.5% | 42.3% | 216 | 0.7 miles |
| St Oswald's CofE Academy | 56% | 6.7% | 39.2% | 196 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 17 October 2023
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Ungraded inspection report30 September 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.97%
- English as an additional language
- 14%
- Overall absence
- 6.34%
- Persistent absence
- 18.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bawnmore Community Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
Cawston Grange Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
Bilton CofE Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
Henry Hinde School0.7 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
St Oswald's CofE Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Rugby
Other schools in Rugby
- Abbots Farm Infant School Primary
- Abbots Farm Junior School Primary
- Barby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bawnmore Community Infant School Primary
- Bilton CofE Junior School Primary
- Boughton Leigh Infant School Primary
- Boughton Leigh Junior School Primary
- Brownsover Community School Primary
- Cawston Grange Primary School Primary
- Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School Primary
- Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Infant Academy and Nursery Primary
- Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Junior Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bilton Infant School teach?
- Bilton Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Rugby.
- Who is the headteacher of Bilton Infant School?
- The headteacher of Bilton Infant School is Mrs Charlotte Fawbert, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bilton Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bilton Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Bilton Infant School?
- Bilton Infant School has 124 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Bilton Infant School full?
- Bilton Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 124 on roll (69%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bilton Infant School a faith school?
- No. Bilton Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bilton Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bilton Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Bilton Infant School?
- Bilton Infant School is part of the Bilton Community Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Bilton Infant School's absence rate?
- Bilton Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Bilton Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Bilton Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.