Avon Park School
St John's Avenue, Rugby, CV22 5HR
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 6 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kerri Louca-Weston
- Constituency
- Rugby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 116
- Pupils on roll
- 105
- URN
- 140354
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01788524448
About this school
Avon Park School is an independent special school in Rugby. It teaches children aged 6 to 16 and has 105 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Avon Park School under its current framework. 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
Avon Park School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 2013, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
| Attainment 8 score | 19.4 | 13.9 | 17.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 8% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 8% | 0% | 13.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
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 Avon Park 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 | 19.4 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 13.9 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 17 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 84 |
| 2023/24 | 103 |
| 2024/25 | 108 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 105
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Quest Academy1.1 miles
Free Schools · Rugby
-
Rugby School1.3 miles
Independent schools · Rugby
-
Brooke School1.6 miles
Academies · Rugby
-
Crescent School2.1 miles
Independent schools · Rugby
-
Bilton Grange School2.2 miles
Independent schools · Rugby
Other schools in Rugby
- Brooke School Academies
- Quest Academy Free Schools
- Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre Other types
- Willow Park School Special schools
- 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
- Bilton Infant School Primary
- Boughton Leigh Infant School Primary
- Boughton Leigh Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Avon Park School teach?
- Avon Park School teaches children aged 6 to 16. It is a special school in Rugby.
- Who is the headteacher of Avon Park School?
- The headteacher of Avon Park School is Mrs Kerri Louca-Weston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Avon Park School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Avon Park School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Avon Park School?
- Avon Park School has 105 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 6 to 16.
- Is Avon Park School full?
- Avon Park School has capacity for 116 pupils and 105 on roll (91%), 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 Avon Park School a faith school?
- No. Avon Park School has no designated religious character.
- How have Avon Park School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 19.4 in 2022/23 and 17 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Avon Park School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Avon Park 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 24 July 2026.