Schools in Rugby
Rugby has 53 schools - 36 primary and 8 secondary - with admissions co-ordinated by Warwickshire County Council for community and voluntary-controlled schools. The town's secondary sector is all-comprehensive, with most schools using straight-line distance as the final tiebreaker after sibling and catchment criteria.
Rugby's expanding residential footprint means some schools in newer estates see year-on-year changes to the furthest successful distance. Warwickshire publishes a single co-ordinated admissions scheme covering all its state schools, with applications submitted through the council's online portal in January.
School demand in Rugby
Across the 51 schools in Rugby with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 94%. 16 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
19 schools in Rugby have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
21 of the schools in Rugby are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Warwickshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
20 of the schools in Rugby have a current Ofsted rating, of which 18 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Rugby: 11 oversubscribed (36)
Long Lawford Primary School
Primary · Community school
Rugby · CV23 9AL
Abbots Farm Infant School
Primary · Community school
Rugby · CV21 4AP
Eastlands Primary School
Primary · Community school
Rugby · CV21 3RY
Northlands Primary School
Primary · Community school
Rugby · CV21 2SS
Bilton Infant School
Primary · Community school
Rugby · CV22 7NH
Abbots Farm Junior School
Primary · Community school
Rugby · CV21 4AP
Bawnmore Community Infant School
Primary · Community school
Rugby · CV22 6JS
Boughton Leigh Junior School
Primary · Community school
Rugby · CV21 1LT
Boughton Leigh Infant School
Primary · Community school
Rugby · CV21 1LT
Brownsover Community School
Primary · Community school
Rugby · CV23 0UP
Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Rugby · CV23 0BT
Bilton CofE Junior School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Rugby · CV22 6LB
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Rugby · CV23 9PU
St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Rugby · CV21 3NX
The Revel CofE (Aided) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Rugby · CV23 0RA
St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Rugby · CV22 7AU
Paddox Primary School
Primary · Community school
Rugby · CV22 5HS
Knightlow CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Rugby · CV23 9NF
Henry Hinde Infant School
Primary · Academy converter
Rugby · CV22 7JQ
Riverside Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Rugby · CV21 1EH
Oakfield Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Rugby · CV22 6AU
Cawston Grange Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Rugby · CV22 7GU
Henry Hinde Junior School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Rugby · CV22 7HN
Barby Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Rugby · CV23 8TR
Kilsby Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Rugby · CV23 8XS
Rugby Free Primary School
Primary · Free schools
Rugby · CV23 0PD
St Oswald's CofE Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Rugby · CV22 7DJ
Leamington Hastings Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Rugby · CV23 8EA
St Gabriel's CofE Academy
Primary · Free schools
Rugby · CV23 1AN
Rokeby Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Rugby · CV22 5PE
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Rugby · CV21 4EE
St Marie's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Rugby · CV22 7AF
Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Junior Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Rugby · CV22 6NE
Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Infant Academy and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter
Rugby · CV22 6PA
The Griffin Primary School
Primary · Free schools
Rugby · CV21 1NU
Hillmorton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Rugby · CV21 4PE
Secondary Schools in Rugby (8)
The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College
Secondary · Foundation school
Rugby · CV21 1EH
Ashlawn School
Secondary · Academy converter
Rugby · CV22 5ET
Rugby High School
Secondary · Academy converter
Rugby · CV22 7RE
Harris Church of England Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Rugby · CV22 6EA
Lawrence Sheriff School
Secondary · Academy converter
Rugby · CV21 3AG
Rugby Free Secondary School
Secondary · Free schools
Rugby · CV22 5PE
Houlton School
Secondary · Free schools
RUGBY · CV23 1ED
Bilton School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Rugby · CV22 7JT
Other Schools in Rugby (9)
Bilton Grange School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Rugby · CV22 6QU
Rugby School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Rugby · CV21 3AW
Crescent School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Rugby · CV22 7QH
Princethorpe College
Not applicable · Other independent school
Rugby · CV23 9PX
Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre
Not applicable · Secure units
Rugby · CV23 8SY
Avon Park School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Rugby · CV22 5HR
Quest Academy
Not applicable · Free schools special
Rugby · CV22 5PE
Brooke School
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Rugby · CV22 6DY
Willow Park School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Rugby · CV21 1EZ
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Rugby are set by Warwickshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.