The Griffin Primary School
Lower Lodge Avenue, Rugby, CV21 1NU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE GRIFFIN PRIMARY SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Hine
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Rugby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 242
- Pupils on roll
- 124
- URN
- 149781
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01788249115
About this school
The Griffin Primary School is a primary academy in Rugby. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 124 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Griffin Primary 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
The Griffin Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2023, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How The Griffin 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 |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 65 |
| 2024/25 | 102 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Griffin Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.7% | 8.3% | 124 | — |
| Brownsover Community School | — | 6.9% | 30.3% | 123 | 0.6 miles |
| Rugby Free Primary School | 63% | 3.3% | 11.9% | 422 | 0.7 miles |
| Boughton Leigh Junior School | 45% | 5.6% | 28.7% | 477 | 0.8 miles |
| Boughton Leigh Infant School | — | 6.2% | 26.8% | 257 | 0.8 miles |
| Riverside Academy | 77% | 5.7% | 29.1% | 233 | 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)
- 8.33%
- English as an additional language
- 25.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.71%
- Persistent absence
- 6.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brownsover Community School0.6 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
Rugby Free Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
Boughton Leigh Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
Boughton Leigh Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Rugby
-
Riverside Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Rugby
Other 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 year groups does The Griffin Primary School teach?
- The Griffin Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Rugby.
- Who is the headteacher of The Griffin Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Griffin Primary School is Mrs Alison Hine, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Griffin Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Griffin Primary 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 The Griffin Primary School?
- The Griffin Primary School has 124 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is The Griffin Primary School full?
- The Griffin Primary School has capacity for 242 pupils and 124 on roll (51%), 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 The Griffin Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Griffin Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Griffin Primary School a selective school?
- No. The Griffin Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does The Griffin Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Griffin Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs The Griffin Primary School?
- The Griffin Primary School is part of THE GRIFFIN PRIMARY SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is The Griffin Primary School's absence rate?
- The Griffin Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census.
- Does The Griffin Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Griffin Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.