Rugby Free Secondary School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C57
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Rugby, CV22 5PE
- Distance
- 0.6km away
Harris Church of England Academy
Harris Drive, Overslade Lane, Rugby, CV22 6EA
Local ranking15th of 38 secondary schools in Warwickshire
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
780
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 7 July 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 41.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 38.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 55.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 159
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 91.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 874
- Boys
- 444 (52%)
- Girls
- 414 (48%)
- Capacity
- 780 (110% full)
- SEND
- 20.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 38.2%
- EAL
- 18.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.9%
- SEN Support
- 17.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 51.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,203/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
- 9.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 65.8%
- White Other: 14.0%
- Black African: 4.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.8%
- Asian Indian: 2.5%
- Mixed Other: 2.4%
- Asian Other: 1.9%
- Black Other: 1.7%
65.8%
White British
14.0%
White Other
4.6%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Harris Drive
Rugby, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 140371
- UKPRN
- 10044161
- Establishment No.
- 4006
- Trust
- THE DIOCESE OF COVENTRY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
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