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Houlton School

Free schools · RUGBY · CV23 1ED

Ages 11–18 · 895 pupils · Warwickshire

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Ofsted

Good

Overall absence

8.5%

Admissions demand

1.12 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-02-27

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.8%
Unauthorised2.9%
Authorised absence
5.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.9%
Enrolments in measure
562

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

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

1.12 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

192

Places offered

171

1st-preference offers

141

Total preferences (any rank)
603
Preferred offers (top 3)
171
Applications from outside LA
67
Offers to outside-LA applicants
16
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 fill90%

895 pupils · 1,000 places

Pupils on roll
895
Boys / girls
450 / 445
School capacity
1,000
Capacity fill
895 / 1,000 (90%)
Free school meals
19.7%
FSM pupils
176
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: TRANSFORMING LIVES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Academy trust
TRANSFORMING LIVES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Sponsor
Transforming Lives Educational Trust
Headteacher
Mr Paul Brockwell

Location

Address
Signal Drive, Houlton
Postcode
CV23 1ED
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 free schools (secondary), Ages 11–18, in RUGBY, Warwickshire, 895 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 19.7%.

Open schools in RUGBY
53
Secondary schools in RUGBY
8
Academies among open schools in RUGBY
40% (21)
Open schools in CV23
14
Secondary in CV23
1
Open schools in Warwickshire LA
288
Secondary in Warwickshire LA
37

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in RUGBYNear CV23

  • Ashlawn School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Rugby · CV22 5ET · Warwickshire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att849.2
    • P8-0.1
    • EM5+51%
    • Absence8.7%

    1.9 miles away

  • Lawrence Sheriff School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Rugby · CV21 3AG · Warwickshire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att877.1
    • P80.9
    • EM5+99%
    • Absence4.4%

    2.8 miles away

  • St Gabriel's CofE Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Free schools · Primary

    Rugby · CV23 1AN · Warwickshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS291%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM13.1%
    • Demand1.32

    0.7 miles away

  • Hillmorton Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Rugby · CV21 4PE · Warwickshire

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM9.9%

    1.1 miles away

  • Abbots Farm Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Rugby · CV21 4AP · Warwickshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS246%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM16.9%

    1.7 miles away

  • Abbots Farm Infant School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Rugby · CV21 4AP · Warwickshire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM6.7%
    • Demand0.78

    1.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Paul Brockwell
Telephone
01788593300
Website
www.houltonschool.org.uk

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