Rugby High School

Rugby High School has been judged to be performing well overall, with a strong emphasis on high standards and a commitment to the learning and development of all pupils. The school promotes a positive and inclusive atmosphere, where students excel in their behavior and are actively engaged in a diverse range of extracurricular activities. Despite being a newly inspected school, the leadership team demonstrates a clear understanding of their strengths and areas for improvement. However, certain aspects of the personal development curriculum and careers education require enhancement to ensure all pupils receive comprehensive guidance for their future pathways.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate exemplary behavior and are dedicated to their learning.
• The school offers a challenging and well-structured curriculum across all key stages.
• Teachers possess in-depth subject knowledge and effectively support pupils' learning.
• Pupils are avid readers and benefit from extensive reading promotion.
• The school provides a rich array of extracurricular activities and opportunities.
• Leaders prioritize staff well-being and support them with relevant training.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers do not systematically check pupils' understanding during lessons.
• Careers education for younger pupils is weaker compared to sixth-form provision.
• Key stage 4 pupils do not receive a comprehensive personal development curriculum.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Rugby High School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 7.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.3% of pupils at Rugby High School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Rugby High School had 17.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 3.5% of pupils at Rugby High School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 0.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Rugby High School received £6,713 and spent £7,085 for each of its 929 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £207,000 (£223 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Rugby High School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Rugby High School is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Rugby High School last inspected by Ofsted?

Rugby High School was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Rugby High School have?

Rugby High School has 927 pupils on roll.

What age range does Rugby High School cover?

Rugby High School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Rugby High School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 77.1, and 100% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Rugby High School?

Rugby High School is at Longrood Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 7RE.