Rugby Free Primary School
Rugby Free Primary School is a free schools in Rugby for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has 422 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Rugby Free Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023. In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: November 2023. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Free schools |
| Age Range | 4-11 |
| Religion | Unknown |
| Address | Bailey Road Central Park Rugby Warwickshire CV23 0PD |
| Phone | 01788222088 |
| Reference Number | 141936 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 422 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 48.82%
Girls: 51.18% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 13.5% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 21.6% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 30.1 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.4 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | 32 | 59 |
| 2 | 32 | 28 | 60 |
| 3 | 30 | 30 | 60 |
| 4 | 36 | 25 | 61 |
| 5 | 30 | 31 | 61 |
| 6 | 28 | 33 | 61 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 49.5% |
| Indian | 16.1% |
| White, Other | 13.5% |
| Mixed, Other | 5.5% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 3.1% |
| White & Asian | 3.1% |
| African | 3.1% |
| Pakistani | 1.9% |
| White & Black (African) | 1.4% |
| Asian, Other | 0.7% |
| Chinese | 0.5% |
| Unclassified | 0.2% |
| Caribbean | 0.2% |
Rugby Free Primary School continues to demonstrate good performance since its last inspection in May 2018. The school fosters a strong sense of community where pupils are happy, kind, and engaged in various leadership roles. With a positive environment and high expectations for behavior, pupils feel safe and supported by attentive staff. The school's curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, focusing on key knowledge. However, there are identified areas for improvement, particularly in ensuring comprehensive coverage of essential knowledge in some subjects, such as art.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 19 Sep 2023 |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 19 Sep 2023 | School inspection |
| 09 May 2018 | Full inspection: |
Strengths
- Strong sense of community among pupils and staff
- High expectations for behavior and learning
- Effective support for pupils with SEND
- Well-implemented reading curriculum
- High participation in personal development activities
Areas for Improvement
- Some subjects lack clear identification of essential knowledge to be learned
Ofsted Parent View
The latest published parent view scores are from 2018. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.
| Strongly Agree | Agree | Disagree | Strongly Disagree | Don't Know | Total Responses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. My child is happy at this school | 89 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 108 |
| 2. My child feels safe at this school | 87 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 108 |
| 3. My child makes good progress at this school | 79 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
| 4. My child is well looked after at this school | 84 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 108 |
| 5. My child is taught well at this school | 78 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 108 |
| 6. My child receives appropriate homework for their age | 69 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 108 |
| 7. This school makes sure its pupils are well behaved | 69 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 108 |
| 8. This school deals effectively with bullying | 45 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 108 |
| 9. This school is well led and managed | 69 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 108 |
| 10. This school responds well to any concerns I raise | 66 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 108 |
| 11. I receive valuable information from the school about my child’s progress | 69 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 108 |
| 12. Would you recommend this school to another parent? | 102 | 6 |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 63% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 13% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 108 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 104 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 0.8 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | -1.6 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 0.9 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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| Second Preference | 32 | 7 |
| Third Preference | 14 | 1 |
| From another Local Authority | 1 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Rugby Free Primary School had 422 pupils for 420 places. That is 2 more pupils than the school has room for.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Rugby North Primary” planning area
Warwickshire counted 220 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 198 in 2029–30, down 10%.
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 |
| Pupils | 48 | 110 | 179 | 239 | 358 | 421 | 421 | 422 | 422 |
| Unfilled | 88.6% | 73.8% | 57.4% | 43.1% | 14.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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 Free Primary School attended 96.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 2.6% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 2.6% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
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, 0.5% of pupils at Rugby Free Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Free Primary School had 22.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 9.6 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 11.8 | 10.9 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 0.0% | 25.0% | 9.1% | 0.0% | 5.6% | 0.0% | 12.9% | 8.4% | 13.0% | 9.9% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 60.0% | 37.5% | 41.7% | 42.9% | – | 50.0% | 46.2% | 60.0% | 63.0% | 65.0% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 1.8 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 | – | 3.2 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 1.7 | 3.2 | – |
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, 28.0% of pupils at Rugby Free Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Social, emotional and mental health | 50 | 7 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 32 | 1 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 12 | 3 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 9 | 5 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 9 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 2 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 1 |
| Vision impairment | 2 | 0 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 0 |
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 primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2024–25 Rugby Free Primary School received £6,057 and spent £6,173 for each of its 422 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £306,000 (£725 per pupil).
Across all 5 schools of Triumph Learning Trust, income was £7,475 and spending £7,039 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £164,000 | £85,000 | £257,000 | £432,000 | £511,000 | £387,000 | £306,000 |
| per pupil | £693 | £286 | £717 | £1,023 | £1,213 | £916 | £725 |
| In-year balance | £37,000 | -£33,000 | £100,000 | £276,000 | £60,000 | -£355,000 | -£49,000 |
| per pupil | £157 | -£111 | £279 | £654 | £142 | -£841 | -£116 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
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Brownsover Community School
Webb Drive, Brownsover, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 0UP |
0.54 miles |
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The Griffin Primary School
Lower Lodge Avenue, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 1NU |
0.68 miles |
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Boughton Leigh Junior School
Wetherell Way, Brownsover, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 1LT |
0.91 miles |
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Boughton Leigh Infant School
Wetherall Way, Brownsover, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 1LT |
0.91 miles |
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Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School
Station Road, Clifton-upon-Dunsmore, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 0BT |
1.4 miles |
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St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
Chester Street, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 3NX |
1.8 miles |
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Northlands Primary School
Pinders Lane, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 2SS |
1.95 miles |
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Riverside Academy
Newbold Road, Newbold-on-Avon, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 1EH |
2.01 miles |
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Willow Park School
Newbold-on-Avon Rfc, Parkfield Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 1EZ |
2.22 miles |
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Eastlands Primary School
Lansdowne Place, Lansdowne Place, Rugby Cv21 3ry, Uk, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 3RY |
2.27 miles |
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Abbots Farm Infant School
Abbotts Way, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 4AP |
2.45 miles |
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Abbots Farm Junior School
Abbotts Way, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 4AP |
2.48 miles |
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St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School
Webb Ellis Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 7AU |
2.75 miles |
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St Marie's Catholic Primary School
Merttens Drive, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 7AF |
2.76 miles |
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Oakfield Primary Academy
Oakfield Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 6AU |
2.78 miles |
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St Oswald's CofE Academy
Addison Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 7DJ |
2.86 miles |
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Paddox Primary School
Fareham Avenue, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 5HS |
2.91 miles |
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Rokeby Primary School
Anderson Avenue, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 5PE |
3.08 miles |
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Hillmorton Primary School
Watts Lane, Hillmorton, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 4PE |
3.09 miles |
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Swinford Church of England Primary School
School Lane, Swinford, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 6BG |
3.11 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College
Newbold Road, Newbold-on-Avon, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 1EH |
1.97 miles |
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Lawrence Sheriff School
Clifton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 3AG |
2.26 miles |
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Rugby School
The Bursary, Rugby, CV21 3AW |
2.46 miles |
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Avon Park School
St John's Avenue, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 5HR |
2.83 miles |
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Harris Church of England Academy
Harris Drive, Overslade Lane, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 6EA |
3.06 miles |
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Ashlawn School
Ashlawn Road, Hillmorton, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 5ET |
3.09 miles |
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Houlton School
Signal Drive, Houlton, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 1ED |
3.14 miles |
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Rugby Free Secondary School
Anderson Avenue, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 5PE |
3.15 miles |
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Brooke School
Overslade Lane, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 6DY |
3.25 miles |
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Quest Academy
Anderson Avenue, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 5PE |
3.26 miles |
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Lutterworth High School
Woodway Road, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 4QH |
3.68 miles |
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Bilton School
Lawford Lane, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 7JT |
3.78 miles |
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Rugby High School
Longrood Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 7RE |
4.03 miles |
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Lutterworth College
Bitteswell Road, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 4EW |
4.2 miles |
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Bilton Grange School
Dunchurch, Rugby, CV22 6QU |
4.51 miles |
All schools in Rugby · Warwickshire local authority: places and applications
Rugby Free Primary School is part of Triumph Learning Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:
- Rugby Free Secondary School Rugby
- Cawston Grange Primary School Rugby
- Alderman's Green Primary School Coventry
- Courthouse Green Primary School Coventry
What is Rugby Free Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Rugby Free Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.
When was Rugby Free Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Rugby Free Primary School was last inspected in November 2023.
How many pupils does Rugby Free Primary School have?
Rugby Free Primary School has 422 pupils on roll.
What age range does Rugby Free Primary School cover?
Rugby Free Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.
What are Rugby Free Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Rugby Free Primary School?
Rugby Free Primary School is at Bailey Road, Central Park, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 0PD.