Rugby Free Secondary School
Anderson Avenue, Rugby, CV22 5PE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- TRIUMPH LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Iain Green
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Rugby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,150
- Pupils on roll
- 1,168
- URN
- 142881
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01788222060
About this school
Rugby Free Secondary School is a secondary academy in Rugby. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,168 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 164 | 172 | 176 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.8 | 43.8 | 43.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.22 -0.44 to +0.01 | +0.13 -0.09 to +0.35 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 38.4% | 39.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 62.8% | 62.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 21% | 20.9% | 21% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
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 Free Secondary 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 | 42.8 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.8 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.7 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 976 |
| 2023/24 | 1,099 |
| 2024/25 | 1,111 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rugby Free Secondary School compares
Rugby Free Secondary School ranked 26th of 36 secondary schools in Warwickshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 51% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.7 | 10.2% | 29.1% | 1,168 | — |
| Harris Church of England Academy | 42.5 | 9.7% | 38.2% | 858 | 0.4 miles |
| Lawrence Sheriff School | 75.1 | 4.2% | 9.2% | 1,200 | 0.9 miles |
| Rugby High School | 74.9 | 4.5% | 9.4% | 927 | 1.1 miles |
| Ashlawn School | 50.4 | 8.5% | 18.4% | 1,564 | 1.4 miles |
| Bilton School | 43.4 | 12.7% | 30.4% | 1,127 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report14 April 2026
- 13 July 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.1%
- English as an additional language
- 25.3%
- Overall absence
- 10.18%
- Persistent absence
- 28.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harris Church of England Academy0.4 miles
Secondary · Rugby
-
Lawrence Sheriff School0.9 miles
Secondary · Rugby
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Rugby High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Rugby
-
Ashlawn School1.4 miles
Secondary · Rugby
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Bilton School1.4 miles
Secondary · Rugby
Other schools in Rugby
Rugby Free Secondary School ranks 5th 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 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 year groups does Rugby Free Secondary School teach?
- Rugby Free Secondary School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Rugby.
- Who is the headteacher of Rugby Free Secondary School?
- The headteacher of Rugby Free Secondary School is Mr Iain Green, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rugby Free Secondary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rugby Free Secondary 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 Rugby Free Secondary School?
- Rugby Free Secondary School has 1,168 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Rugby Free Secondary School full?
- Rugby Free Secondary School has capacity for 1,150 pupils and 1,168 on roll (102%), 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 Secondary School a faith school?
- No. Rugby Free Secondary School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Rugby Free Secondary School?
- Rugby Free Secondary 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.
- What SEN provision does Rugby Free Secondary School have?
- The schools register lists Rugby Free Secondary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Rugby Free Secondary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.8 in 2022/23 and 43.7 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 Secondary School rank locally?
- Rugby Free Secondary School ranked 26th of 36 secondary schools in Warwickshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 51% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% 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 Secondary School's absence rate?
- Rugby Free Secondary School's overall absence rate is 10.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rugby Free Secondary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rugby Free Secondary 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 15 July 2026.