OFSTED
15 November 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Girls
Religious character
—
Local authority
Warwickshire
Trust
RUGBY HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
927
927 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
880
94.9% of pupils
Male pupils
47
5.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.6 pts
below England
School
8.2%
Rugby
18.2%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
19.0 pts
above England
School
39.3%
Rugby
22.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Rugby
1.0%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
36.1%
335
Indian
25.6%
237
African
6.9%
64
Any other Asian background
6.8%
63
Any other White background
5.6%
52
Chinese
3.8%
35
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
3.6%
33 of
927 pupils
17.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
11.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
74.9
35.7 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.66 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.50%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.72 pts
lower than
England
School
4.50%
Rugby
6.22%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
7.68%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.14 pts
lower than
England
School
7.68%
Rugby
15.68%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.83%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.97 pts
lower than
England
School
0.83%
Rugby
2.16%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
103.0%
10.7 pts
above England
Rugby High School
103.0%
Rugby
95.1%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.