England · Grammar school
Rugby High School
Rugby · Girls only · ages 11 to 18
Official record: Get Information About Schools (URN 136595)
Overview
- Address
- Longrood Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 7RE
- Status
- Open
- Admits
- Girls only
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Number of pupils
- 927
- Capacity
- 900
- Eligible for free school meals
- 8.6%
- 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) (get-information-schools.service.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
- Priority area based on a circle with a radius of 10.004 miles from Rugby Water Tower. Inside it, Area 1 ('East Warwickshire': the town of Rugby and surrounding villages) gets up to 50 places first; the whole circle is Area 2 ('Eastern Priority Circle'). Places in each group go by highest 11+ score.
- Children from outside the catchment
- Sometimes: Girls from anywhere who reach the qualifying score can be offered places once the priority-area groups are filled. Places went to this group in 2021 (5), 2022 (5) and 2026 (6), but none on offer day in 2023 to 2025.
Past offers: lowest score and furthest distance
| Intake | Applicant group | Lowest score offered | Last distance offered | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | anyone (inside or outside the priority areas)6 places offered in this group. | 233 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk |
| Area 1 (East Warwickshire, up to 50 places)50 places offered in this group. Qualifying score was 213. | 227 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk | |
| Area 2 (Eastern Priority Circle, 10-mile circle)80 places offered in this group. | 213 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk | |
| Sept 2025 | Area 1 (East Warwickshire, up to 50 places)50 places offered in this group. Qualifying score was 213. | 234 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk |
| Area 2 (Eastern Priority Circle, 10-mile circle)62 places offered in this group. | 222 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk | |
| Sept 2024 | Area 1 (East Warwickshire, up to 50 places)50 places offered in this group. Qualifying score was 212. | 224 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk |
| Area 2 (Eastern Priority Circle, 10-mile circle)56 places offered in this group. | 214 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk | |
| Sept 2023 | Area 1 (East Warwickshire, up to 50 places)46 places offered in this group. The table layout in the leaflet is slightly unclear. | 219 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uksecondary source |
| Area 2 (Eastern Priority Circle, 10-mile circle)67 places offered in this group. The table layout in the leaflet is slightly unclear. | 211 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uksecondary source | |
| Sept 2022 | Area 1 (East Warwickshire, up to 50 places)49 places offered in this group. Qualifying score was 211. | 223 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk |
| Area 2 (Eastern Priority Circle, 10-mile circle)61 places offered in this group. | 211 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk | |
| outside catchment5 places offered to girls from outside the priority area. | 235 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uk | |
| Sept 2021 | Area 1 (East Warwickshire, up to 50 places)50 places offered in this group. Qualifying score was 210. | 218 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uksecondary source |
| Area 2 (Eastern Priority Circle, 10-mile circle)59 places offered in this group. | 210 | – | api.warwickshire.gov.uksecondary source | |
| outside catchment5 places offered to girls from outside the priority area. | 234 | – | 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, 405 applicants named this school (249 as their first choice) for 150 places. 27 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 | 405 | 249 | 1.7 | 27 |
| Sept 2025 | 120 | 414 | 265 | 2.2 | 17 |
| Sept 2024 | 120 | 423 | 274 | 2.3 | 22 |
| Sept 2023 | 121 | 407 | 262 | 2.2 | 41 |
| Sept 2022 | 116 | 392 | 224 | 1.9 | 21 |
Show all 13 years
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Warwickshire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2021 | 120 | 461 | 285 | 2.4 | 41 |
| Sept 2020 | 120 | 370 | 247 | 2.1 | 31 |
| Sept 2019 | 117 | 326 | 216 | 1.8 | 40 |
| Sept 2018 | 121 | 319 | 209 | 1.7 | 33 |
| Sept 2017 | 118 | 330 | 223 | 1.9 | 48 |
| Sept 2016 | 121 | 346 | 243 | 2.0 | 36 |
| Sept 2015 | 123 | 306 | 210 | 1.7 | 43 |
| Sept 2014 | 120 | 275 | 215 | 1.8 | 26 |
"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 April 2011
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 15 November 2022: overall Good. Read the report ↗
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
Inspection history (2)
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). | 77.1 | 72.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 100% | 93.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 7 or above in English and maths | 76.3% | 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: 73.9 (2023/24) → 74.9 (2024/25) → 77.1 (2025/26).
118 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
- CV22 7RE
- Map location
- 52.35245, -1.28666
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Directions and surroundings ↗
- Telephone
- 01788810518
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Official links and documents
- School website
- www.rugbyhighschool.co.uk
- Official register record
- Get Information About Schools (URN 136595) ↗
- Admissions policy document
- Not yet available
- Further reading
- Wikipedia ↗
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026