Rugby Free Secondary School
Ofsted: Expected standardFree schools · Secondary
Rugby · CV22 5PE · Warwickshire
Ages 11–19
- Att843.8
- P80.1
- EM5+38%
- Absence10.2%
1.4 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 136587
Ashlawn School
Academy converter · Rugby · CV22 5ET
Ages 11–18 · 1,564 pupils · Warwickshire
Ofsted
Not judged
Attainment 8
49.2
Overall absence
8.7%
Admissions demand
0.76 · Often has places
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-06-03
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.08
−20+2
Attainment 849.2
English & maths grade 5+51%
English & maths grade 4+71%
EBacc entry79%
EBacc APS: 4.8
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.7%
Unauthorised2.5%
- Authorised absence
- 6.1%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 4.2%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,344
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
0.76 · Often has places
1st preferences
184
Places offered
246
1st-preference offers
160
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 740
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 245
- Applications from outside LA
- 86
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 13
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill95%
1,564 pupils · 1,643 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,564
- Boys / girls
- 773 / 791
- School capacity
- 1,643
- Capacity fill
- 1,564 / 1,643 (95%)
- Free school meals
- 18.4%
- FSM pupils
- 239
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: TRANSFORMING LIVES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Academy trust
- TRANSFORMING LIVES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Sponsor
- Transforming Lives Educational Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Brockwell
Location
- Address
- Ashlawn Road, Hillmorton
- Postcode
- CV22 5ET
- Town
- Rugby
- County
- Warwickshire
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- District
- Rugby
- Constituency
- Rugby
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Rugby, Warwickshire, 1,564 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 18.4%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Lawrence Sheriff School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Rugby · CV21 3AG · Warwickshire
Ages 11–18
- Att877.1
- P80.9
- EM5+99%
- Absence4.4%
1.4 miles away
Harris Church of England Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Rugby · CV22 6EA · Warwickshire
Ages 11–16
- Att844.2
- P80.2
- EM5+48%
- Absence10.1%
1.7 miles away
Houlton School
Ofsted: GoodFree schools · Secondary
RUGBY · CV23 1ED · Warwickshire
Ages 11–18
- Absence8.5%
- FSM19.7%
- Demand1.12
1.9 miles away
Rugby High School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Rugby · CV22 7RE · Warwickshire
Ages 11–18
- Att873.9
- P80.7
- EM5+97%
- Absence5.9%
2.4 miles away
Foundation school · Secondary
Rugby · CV21 1EH · Warwickshire
Ages 11–16
- Att841.2
- P8-0.3
- EM5+31%
- Absence10.3%
2.6 miles away
Bilton School
Ofsted: Needs attentionAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Rugby · CV22 7JT · Warwickshire
Ages 11–18
- Att838.6
- P8-0.3
- EM5+32%
- Absence13.3%
2.8 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Brockwell
- Telephone
- 01788573425