Rugby Free Primary School
Bailey Road, Central Park, Rugby, CV23 0PD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- TRIUMPH LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Rebecca Butters
- Constituency
- Rugby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 422
- URN
- 141936
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01788222088
About this school
Rugby Free Primary School is a primary academy in Rugby. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 422 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rugby Free Primary 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 70% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 20% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 80% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 82% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 78% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Rugby Free Primary 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 | 68% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 421 |
| 2023/24 | 422 |
| 2024/25 | 422 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rugby Free Primary School compares
Rugby Free Primary School ranked 83rd of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 3.3% | 11.9% | 422 | — |
| Brownsover Community School | — | 6.9% | 30.3% | 123 | 0.5 miles |
| The Griffin Primary School | — | 3.7% | 8.3% | 124 | 0.7 miles |
| Boughton Leigh Junior School | 45% | 5.6% | 28.7% | 477 | 0.9 miles |
| Boughton Leigh Infant School | — | 6.2% | 26.8% | 257 | 0.9 miles |
| Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School | 59% | 4.4% | 11.2% | 224 | 1.4 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)
- 11.85%
- English as an additional language
- 21.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.32%
- Persistent absence
- 3.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brownsover Community School0.5 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
The Griffin Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
Boughton Leigh Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
Boughton Leigh Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Rugby
Other schools in Rugby
Rugby Free Primary School ranks 12th of the 26 ranked primary 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
- Bilton Infant 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
Common questions
- What ages does Rugby Free Primary School teach?
- Rugby Free Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Rugby.
- Who is the headteacher of Rugby Free Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rugby Free Primary School is Miss Rebecca Butters, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rugby Free Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rugby Free Primary 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 Free Primary School?
- Rugby Free Primary School has 422 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Rugby Free Primary School full?
- Rugby Free Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 422 on roll (100%), 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 Free Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rugby Free Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rugby Free Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Rugby Free Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Rugby Free Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Rugby Free Primary School is part of TRIUMPH LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rugby Free Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 63% 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 Free Primary School compare with other schools in Warwickshire?
- Rugby Free Primary School ranked 83rd of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% 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 Free Primary School's absence rate?
- Rugby Free Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rugby Free Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rugby Free Primary 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 2 July 2026.