Ashlawn School
Ashlawn Road, Hillmorton, Rugby, CV22 5ET
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TRANSFORMING LIVES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Brockwell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Transforming Lives Educational Trust
- Constituency
- Rugby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,643
- Pupils on roll
- 1,564
- URN
- 136587
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01788573425
About this school
Ashlawn School is a secondary academy in Rugby. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,564 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ashlawn School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 279 | 265 | 257 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.7 | 49.2 | 50.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.02 -0.18 to +0.15 | -0.08 -0.25 to +0.09 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 59% | 50.6% | 58% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 70.6% | 75.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 83% | 79.2% | 87.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ashlawn 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 | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51.7 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.2 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.4 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,742 |
| 2023/24 | 1,588 |
| 2024/25 | 1,558 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashlawn School compares
Ashlawn School ranked 11th of 36 secondary schools in Warwickshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.4 | 8.5% | 18.4% | 1,564 | — |
| Rugby Free Secondary School | 43.7 | 10.2% | 29.1% | 1,168 | 1.4 miles |
| Lawrence Sheriff School | 75.1 | 4.2% | 9.2% | 1,200 | 1.4 miles |
| Harris Church of England Academy | 42.5 | 9.7% | 38.2% | 858 | 1.7 miles |
| Houlton School | — | 8% | 20.7% | 895 | 1.9 miles |
| Rugby High School | 74.9 | 4.5% | 9.4% | 927 | 2.4 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.36%
- English as an additional language
- 17.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.45%
- Persistent absence
- 19.18%
Location
Nearby schools
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Rugby Free Secondary School1.4 miles
Secondary · Rugby
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Lawrence Sheriff School1.4 miles
Secondary · Rugby
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Harris Church of England Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Rugby
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Houlton School1.9 miles
Secondary · Rugby
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Rugby High School2.4 miles
Secondary · Rugby
Other schools in Rugby
Ashlawn School ranks 3rd of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Rugby.
- Bilton School Secondary
- Harris Church of England Academy Secondary
- Houlton School Secondary
- Lawrence Sheriff School Secondary
- Rugby Free Secondary School Secondary
- Rugby High School Secondary
- The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College Secondary
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Ashlawn School teach?
- Ashlawn School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Rugby.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashlawn School?
- The headteacher of Ashlawn School is Mr Paul Brockwell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ashlawn School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashlawn 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 many pupils are at Ashlawn School?
- Ashlawn School has 1,564 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Ashlawn School full?
- Ashlawn School has capacity for 1,643 pupils and 1,564 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ashlawn School a faith school?
- No. Ashlawn School has no designated religious character.
- Is Ashlawn School a selective school?
- No. Ashlawn School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Ashlawn School part of an academy trust?
- Ashlawn School is part of TRANSFORMING LIVES EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ashlawn School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.7 in 2022/23 and 50.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ashlawn School compare with other schools in Warwickshire?
- Ashlawn School ranked 11th of 36 secondary schools in Warwickshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ashlawn School's absence rate?
- Ashlawn School's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashlawn School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashlawn School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 1 July 2026.