Lawrence Sheriff SchoolRugby Free Secondary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Rugby.
Summary of the comparison
Lawrence Sheriff School and Rugby Free Secondary School are secondary schools in Rugby.
Lawrence Sheriff School scores 85 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Rugby Free Secondary School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Lawrence Sheriff School is ahead on our composite score.
Lawrence Sheriff School was judged Outstanding and Rugby Free Secondary School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 75.1 for Lawrence Sheriff School and 43.7 for Rugby Free Secondary School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Lawrence Sheriff School (77.2 in 2021-22, 75.1 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Rugby Free Secondary School (45.2 in 2021-22, 43.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | RugbyLawrence Sheriff School | RugbyRugby Free Secondary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A85/100Stronger figure | C56/100 | |
| Local ranking | 3rd of 38 in Warwickshire Stronger figure | 23rd of 38 in Warwickshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Boys | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,201 | 1,111 | |
| Capacity | 900 | 1,150 | |
| Location | Rugby, CV21 3AG | Rugby, CV22 5PE | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 75.1 Stronger figure | 43.7 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 96.0% Stronger figure | 39.2% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 98.0% Stronger figure | 62.5% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 86.0% Stronger figure | 21.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.16 Stronger figure | 3.80 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 150 | 176 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 220 | 81 | |
| A-level average points | 40.5 Stronger figure | 32.0 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 40.9 Stronger figure | 35.9 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 28.5% Stronger figure | 11.5% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,201 | 1,111 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 9.2% | 29.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 37.2% | 25.3% | |
| SEN support | 0.4% | 21.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.4% | 5.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.2% Stronger figure | 10.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 6.8% Stronger figure | 28.9% | 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
A-level average points
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.
Lawrence Sheriff School
Rugby Free Secondary School
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