Harris Church of England AcademyBilton School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Rugby.

Summary of the comparison

Harris Church of England Academy and Bilton School are secondary schools in Rugby.

  • Harris Church of England Academy scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Bilton School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Harris Church of England Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Harris Church of England Academy was judged Good and Bilton School was judged in need of attention.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.5 for Harris Church of England Academy and 43.4 for Bilton School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Harris Church of England Academy (47.3 in 2021-22, 42.5 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Bilton School (44.7 in 2021-22, 43.4 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Harris Church of England Academy versus Bilton School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RugbyHarris Church of England AcademyRugbyBilton SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100Stronger figureD45/100
Local ranking20th of 38 in Warwickshire Stronger figure33rd of 38 in Warwickshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Needs attention
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll874 1,165
Capacity780 1,250
LocationRugby, CV22 6EA Rugby, CV22 7JT
GCSE results
Attainment 842.5 43.4 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths46.2% Stronger figure43.2% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths59.7% Stronger figure58.1% 64.8%
Entering EBacc36.6% Stronger figure12.3% 40.5%
EBacc average point score3.83 Stronger figure3.48 4.09
Cohort186 236
A-level results
A-level entriesNot reported54
A-level average pointsNot reported26.6 35.0
A-level average gradeNot reportedC-
Best 3 A-levels pointsNot reported26.9 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjectsNot reported7.1% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census874 1,165
Free school meals (ever 6)38.2% 30.4%
English as an additional language18.6% 18.5%
SEN support17.4% 14.6%
SEN with an EHC plan2.9% 3.0%
Attendance
Overall absence9.7% Stronger figure12.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence27.2% Stronger figure34.3% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Harris Church of England Academy

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