Rugby High School
Longrood Road, Rugby, CV22 7RE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- RUGBY HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Grady
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Rugby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 927
- URN
- 136595
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01788810518
About this school
Rugby High School is a girls' secondary academy in Rugby. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 927 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rugby High School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- 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 | 118 | 117 | 119 |
| Attainment 8 score | 76.6 | 73.9 | 74.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.80 +0.54 to +1.06 | +0.66 +0.39 to +0.93 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 98% | 96.6% | 99.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 98% | 98.3% | 100% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 69% | 59.8% | 72.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.2 |
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 Rugby High 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 | 76.6 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 73.9 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 74.9 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 889 |
| 2023/24 | 935 |
| 2024/25 | 929 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rugby High School compares
Rugby High School ranked 4th of 36 secondary schools in Warwickshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74.9 | 4.5% | 9.4% | 927 | — |
| Bilton School | 43.4 | 12.7% | 30.4% | 1,127 | 0.8 miles |
| Harris Church of England Academy | 42.5 | 9.7% | 38.2% | 858 | 1.0 miles |
| Rugby Free Secondary School | 43.7 | 10.2% | 29.1% | 1,168 | 1.1 miles |
| Lawrence Sheriff School | 75.1 | 4.2% | 9.2% | 1,200 | 1.9 miles |
| The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College | 44.4 | 10.2% | 34.8% | 1,096 | 2.3 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)
- 9.36%
- English as an additional language
- 41.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.5%
- Persistent absence
- 7.68%
Location
Nearby schools
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Bilton School0.8 miles
Secondary · Rugby
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Harris Church of England Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Rugby
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Rugby Free Secondary School1.1 miles
Secondary · Rugby
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Lawrence Sheriff School1.9 miles
Secondary · Rugby
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The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College2.3 miles
Secondary · Rugby
Other schools in Rugby
Rugby High School ranks 2nd of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Rugby.
- Ashlawn School Secondary
- Bilton School Secondary
- Harris Church of England Academy Secondary
- Houlton School Secondary
- Lawrence Sheriff School Secondary
- Rugby Free Secondary 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 Rugby High School teach?
- Rugby High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Rugby.
- Who is the headteacher of Rugby High School?
- The headteacher of Rugby High School is Mr Mark Grady, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rugby High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rugby High 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 Rugby High School?
- Rugby High School has 927 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Rugby High School full?
- Rugby High School has capacity for 900 pupils and 927 on roll (103%), so it is at or above 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 Rugby High School a faith school?
- No. Rugby High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Rugby High School a selective school?
- Yes. Rugby High School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Is Rugby High School part of an academy trust?
- Rugby High School is part of RUGBY HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rugby High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 76.6 in 2022/23 and 74.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rugby High School compare with other schools in Warwickshire?
- Rugby High School ranked 4th of 36 secondary schools in Warwickshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rugby High School's absence rate?
- Rugby High School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rugby High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rugby High 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.