Lawrence Sheriff School
Ofsted: Strong
Score
B82
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Rugby, CV21 3AG
- Distance
- 2.0km away
The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College
Newbold Road, Newbold-on-Avon, Rugby, CV21 1EH
Local ranking27th of 38 secondary schools in Warwickshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1100
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 21 March 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 42.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 40.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 62.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 206
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1114
- Boys
- 512 (47%)
- Girls
- 584 (53%)
- Capacity
- 1100 (100% full)
- SEND
- 16.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 34.8%
- EAL
- 25.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.6%
- SEN Support
- 14.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 65.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,694/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 26.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 60.0%
- White Other: 19.1%
- Black African: 4.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.7%
- Asian Indian: 2.0%
- Asian Other: 1.6%
- Asian Pakistani: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.4%
60.0%
White British
19.1%
White Other
4.0%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Newbold Road
Rugby, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 125764
- UKPRN
- 10017704
- Establishment No.
- 5400
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