England · Grammar school
Lawrence Sheriff School
Rugby · Boys only · ages 11 to 18
Official record: Get Information About Schools (URN 141277)
Overview
- Address
- Clifton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 3AG
- Status
- Open
- Admits
- Boys only
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Number of pupils
- 1,200
- Capacity
- 900
- Eligible for free school meals
- 9.8%
- Sixth form
- Yes
- School type
- Academy converter
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- Not yet available
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Desk research (cited public sources) (parentview.ofsted.gov.uk), last checked 31 October 2026
Admissions and the 11+
- Admissions policy
- Selective (grammar school)
- Selection in this area
- Partially selective area10% of Year 7 places offered in Warwickshire for September 2026 were at selective schools (DfE applications and offers). We class an area as fully selective at 25% or more. Confirm with the local authority's admissions guide.
- Entrance test
- Warwickshire 11+ (West Midlands Grammar Schools entrance test)
- Qualifying score
- Automatic qualifying score 213 (2026 entry)
- Catchment area
- Two catchment areas. First, the Eastern Area of Warwickshire: Rugby plus the parishes of Dunchurch, Cawston, Thurlaston, Leamington Hastings, Birdingbury, Grandborough, Wolfhamcote, Willoughby, Binley Woods, Brinklow, Brandon and Bretford, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Bubbenhall, Wolston, Church Lawford, Long Lawford, Stretton-on-Dunsmore, Princethorpe, Frankton, Marton, Bourton and Draycote, Churchover, Clifton-upon-Dunsmore, Combe Fields, Cosford, Easenhall, Harborough Magna, Kings Newnham, Little Lawford, Monks Kirby, Newton and Biggin, Pailton, Stretton-under-Fosse, Wibtoft, Willey and Withybrook. Second, the Priority Circle: a 10.004-mile radius from Rugby Water Tower (which includes the Eastern Area).
- Children from outside the catchment
- Sometimes: Boys from outside both areas who reach the qualifying score come after those inside. Places went to this group in 2021 (39), 2022 (18) and 2023 (5), but none on offer day in 2024, 2025 or 2026.
Past offers: lowest score and furthest distance
| Intake | Applicant group | Lowest score offered | Last distance offered | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | Eastern Area of Warwickshire134 places offered in this group. Qualifying score was 213. | 213 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk |
| Priority Circle (10-mile circle, after Eastern Area places)3 places offered in this group. | 241 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk | |
| Sept 2025 | Eastern Area of Warwickshire123 places offered in this group. Qualifying score was 212. | 212 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk |
| Priority Circle (10-mile circle, after Eastern Area places)13 places offered in this group. | 232 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk | |
| Sept 2024 | Eastern Area of Warwickshire100 places offered in this group. Qualifying score was 212. | 212 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk |
| Priority Circle (10-mile circle, after Eastern Area places)38 places offered in this group. | 217 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk | |
| Sept 2023 | Eastern Area of Warwickshire86 places offered in this group. Qualifying score was 211. | 211 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uksecondary source |
| outside catchment5 places offered to boys from outside both areas. The table layout in the leaflet is slightly unclear. | 247 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uksecondary source | |
| Priority Circle (10-mile circle, after Eastern Area places)45 places offered in this group. | 213 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uksecondary source | |
| Sept 2022 | Eastern Area of Warwickshire80 places offered in this group. Qualifying score was 212. | 212 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk |
| outside catchment18 places offered. Not everyone on 221 got a place: ties were split by distance, with the furthest offered at 10.49 miles. | 221 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk | |
| Priority Circle (10-mile circle, after Eastern Area places)38 places offered in this group. | 212 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk | |
| Sept 2021 | Eastern Area of Warwickshire65 places offered in this group. Qualifying score was 210. | 210 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uksecondary source |
| outside catchment39 places offered to boys from outside the priority area. | 213 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uksecondary source | |
| Priority Circle (10-mile circle, after Eastern Area places)38 places offered in this group. | 210 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uksecondary source |
From published allocation data found in desk research (checked 1 November 2026); not yet confirmed with the school. Scores from different tests or years are not comparable, and a past cut-off does not guarantee a future place.
Applications and offers for Year 7
For September 2026 entry, 471 applicants named this school (319 as their first choice) for 150 places. 4 of 150 offers went to children living outside Warwickshire.
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Warwickshire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | 150 | 471 | 319 | 2.1 | 4 |
| Sept 2025 | 149 | 487 | 332 | 2.2 | 12 |
| Sept 2024 | 151 | 455 | 315 | 2.1 | 40 |
| Sept 2023 | 148 | 407 | 273 | 1.8 | 48 |
| Sept 2022 | 147 | 418 | 276 | 1.9 | 45 |
Show all 12 years
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Warwickshire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2021 | 148 | 496 | 274 | 1.9 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 | 145 | 414 | 268 | 1.8 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 | 123 | 339 | 216 | 1.8 | 47 |
| Sept 2018 | 122 | 361 | 240 | 2.0 | 46 |
| Sept 2017 | 117 | 372 | 252 | 2.2 | 37 |
| Sept 2016 | 119 | 330 | 231 | 1.9 | 33 |
| Sept 2015 | 121 | 280 | 220 | 1.8 | 37 |
"Applicants" counts every family that listed the school as any preference, so it is higher than the number competing for each place. "Outside Warwickshire" means a home in another local authority; it is not the school's catchment area. For grammar schools, offers also depend on the entrance test result.
Source: Secondary and primary school applications and offers (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Admissions research (cited public sources) (api.warwickshire.gov.uk, api.warwickshire.gov.uk, api.warwickshire.gov.uk), last checked 1 November 2026
Key dates for September 2027 entry
- Test registration (Warwickshire 11+)
- Closes 30 June 2026
- Test date
- 12 September 2026, 13 September 2026Council: registration closes 4pm 30 June 2026 (sources disagree on the weekday); opening date not found. Test run by GL Assessment on a weekend. 2027-entry results date not found (previous cycle: 17 Oct 2025 via Parent Portal, previous year only). Late registrations not treated as on time.
- Results sent to families
- Not yet available
- Apply to your council (September 2027 entry)
- By 31 October 2026This date has passed: late applications go to your council and are usually considered after on-time ones.
- National offer day
- 1 March 2027Offers are sent on 1 March, or the next working day.
- Open days
- Not yet available
- School opened (current registration)
- 1 September 2014
Unverified: test dates come from desk research (medium confidence). Confirm them with the council or test organiser. Sources: warwickshire.gov.uk, rugbyhighschool.co.uk, leadingtuition.co.uk.
Statutory dates: School Admissions Code (Department for Education).
Guide to the Warwickshire 11+ and its schools · How applying works
Source: Test dates research (cited public sources) (warwickshire.gov.uk), last checked 1 November 2026 · Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Ofsted inspection
Inspected on 6 May 2026. Read the report ↗
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
From September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade for state schools.
Inspection history (3)
Source: Ofsted inspection reports, last checked 31 October 2026
Exam results
GCSE results 2025/26 (provisional)
| Measure | This school | Selective schools in England | All state schools in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8Average grade across 8 GCSE-level subjects, doubled for English and maths (maximum 90). | 75.7 | 72.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 96.6% | 93.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 7 or above in English and maths | 66.4% | 57.7% | 14.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 98.3% | 64.8% |
| Progress 8Not published for most schools in recent years, because primary school tests were cancelled in 2020 and 2021. | – | – | – |
Attainment 8 over time: 77.1 (2023/24) → 75.1 (2024/25) → 75.7 (2025/26).
149 pupils took GCSEs. Results reflect a selective intake: compare grammar schools with each other rather than with all schools.
Source: Key stage 4 performance (GCSE results) (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026
How to get there
- Postcode
- CV21 3AG
- Map location
- 52.37127, -1.25514
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Directions and surroundings ↗
- Telephone
- 01788843700
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Official links and documents
- School website
- www.lawrencesheriffschool.net
- Official register record
- Get Information About Schools (URN 141277) ↗
- Admissions policy document
- Not yet available
- Further reading
- Wikipedia ↗
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026