Harris Church of England AcademyLawrence Sheriff School

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

Summary of the comparison

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

  • Harris Church of England Academy scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Lawrence Sheriff School scores 85 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). Lawrence Sheriff School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Harris Church of England Academy was judged Good and Lawrence Sheriff School was judged Outstanding.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.5 for Harris Church of England Academy and 75.1 for Lawrence Sheriff School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Harris Church of England Academy (47.3 in 2021-22, 42.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Lawrence Sheriff School (77.2 in 2021-22, 75.1 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Harris Church of England Academy versus Lawrence Sheriff School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RugbyHarris Church of England AcademyRugbyLawrence Sheriff SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100A85/100Stronger figure
Local ranking20th of 38 in Warwickshire 3rd of 38 in Warwickshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-18
GenderMixed Boys
Pupils on roll874 1,201
Capacity780 900
LocationRugby, CV22 6EA Rugby, CV21 3AG
GCSE results
Attainment 842.5 75.1 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths46.2% 96.0% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths59.7% 98.0% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc36.6% 86.0% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.83 7.16 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort186 150
A-level results
A-level entriesNot reported220
A-level average pointsNot reported40.5 35.0
A-level average gradeNot reportedB
Best 3 A-levels pointsNot reported40.9 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjectsNot reported28.5% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census874 1,201
Free school meals (ever 6)38.2% 9.2%
English as an additional language18.6% 37.2%
SEN support17.4% 0.4%
SEN with an EHC plan2.9% 0.4%
Attendance
Overall absence9.7% 4.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence27.2% 6.8% Stronger figure15.8%

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

Lawrence Sheriff School

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