Bilton School
Lawford Lane, Rugby, CV22 7JT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- STOWE VALLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Jayne Delves
- Sponsor
- Stowe Valley Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Rugby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,250
- Pupils on roll
- 1,127
- URN
- 145575
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01788840600
About this school
Bilton School is a secondary academy in Rugby. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,127 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bilton 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
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
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Post-16 provision
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 187 | 173 | 236 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.6 | 38.6 | 43.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.44 +0.23 to +0.65 | -0.31 -0.53 to -0.09 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 31.8% | 43.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 55.5% | 58.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 10% | 12.7% | 12.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
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 Bilton 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 | 46.6 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.6 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.4 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,097 |
| 2023/24 | 1,138 |
| 2024/25 | 1,165 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bilton School compares
Bilton School ranked 27th 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 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.4 | 12.7% | 30.4% | 1,127 | — |
| Rugby High School | 74.9 | 4.5% | 9.4% | 927 | 0.8 miles |
| Harris Church of England Academy | 42.5 | 9.7% | 38.2% | 858 | 1.1 miles |
| Rugby Free Secondary School | 43.7 | 10.2% | 29.1% | 1,168 | 1.4 miles |
| The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College | 44.4 | 10.2% | 34.8% | 1,096 | 1.9 miles |
| Lawrence Sheriff School | 75.1 | 4.2% | 9.2% | 1,200 | 1.9 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 report27 January 2026
- 6 July 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.44%
- English as an additional language
- 18.5%
- Overall absence
- 12.72%
- Persistent absence
- 34.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rugby High School0.8 miles
Secondary · Rugby
-
Harris Church of England Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Rugby
-
Rugby Free Secondary School1.4 miles
Secondary · Rugby
-
The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College1.9 miles
Secondary · Rugby
-
Lawrence Sheriff School1.9 miles
Secondary · Rugby
Other schools in Rugby
Bilton School ranks 6th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Rugby.
- Ashlawn 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 Bilton School teach?
- Bilton School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Rugby.
- Who is the headteacher of Bilton School?
- The headteacher of Bilton School is Miss Jayne Delves, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bilton School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bilton 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 Bilton School?
- Bilton School has 1,127 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Bilton School full?
- Bilton School has capacity for 1,250 pupils and 1,127 on roll (90%), 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 Bilton School a faith school?
- No. Bilton School has no designated religious character.
- Is Bilton School part of an academy trust?
- Bilton School is part of STOWE VALLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bilton School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.6 in 2022/23 and 43.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bilton School compare with other schools in Warwickshire?
- Bilton School ranked 27th 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 3% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bilton School's absence rate?
- Bilton School's overall absence rate is 12.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bilton School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bilton 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 10 July 2026.