Alcester Academy
Academy converter · 636 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.0
Academy converter
Rugby High School
- Pupils on roll
- 927of 900 places
- Free school meals
- 8.6%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 119
- Ofsted
- Good, 15 November 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Rugby High School (URN 125769, until 1 April 2011).
What the data says
Of the 118 pupils who finished Year 11 at Rugby High School in 2023, 90% stayed on in Rugby High School’s own sixth form (Warwickshire average 43%), 3% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 121 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 74% went to university (Warwickshire 35%, England 37%), and 53% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 74.9 against 46.1 across England and 48.0 in Warwickshire, with 99% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, Rugby High School admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
Fine Art is unusually popular at GCSE: 32% of the year group took it, against 9% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Warwickshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Rugby High School | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 118 | 6,474 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 97% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 97% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 90% | 43% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | 7% | 13% |
| — further education college | 3% | 34% | 37% |
| — other education | 3% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Rugby High School | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 121 | 6,672 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 88% | 80% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 74% | 35% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 53% | 21% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 4% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 8% | 7% |
| Employment | 12% | 33% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 15% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Rugby High School | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 74.9 | 48.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 99% | 50% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 68% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 72% | 42% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.16 | 4.28 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 11% | 23% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 66.3 | 32.0 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 75.9 | 52.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 33% | 13% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 120 | 100% | 88% | 82% | 22% | 99% |
| English Language | 119 | 100% | 89% | 62% | 20% | 100% |
| English Literature | 118 | 99% | 86% | 69% | 21% | 100% |
| Biology | 67 | 56% | 23% | 81% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 67 | 56% | 23% | 76% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 67 | 56% | 23% | 78% | 47% | 100% |
| Combined Science | 52 | 44% | 65% | 77% | 9% | 100% |
| Geography | 52 | 44% | 41% | 73% | 25% | 100% |
| Latin | 50 | 42% | 1% | 88% | 74% | 100% |
| History | 41 | 34% | 41% | 93% | 26% | 100% |
| Fine Art | 38 | 32% | 9% | 71% | 28% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 36 | 30% | 13% | 72% | 30% | 97% |
| Spanish | 34 | 29% | 19% | 44% | 27% | 91% |
| French | 33 | 28% | 18% | 61% | 29% | 100% |
| Business Studies | 29 | 24% | 18% | 52% | 20% | 100% |
| Drama | 19 | 16% | 7% | 63% | 27% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 18 | 15% | 11% | 72% | 24% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 13 | 11% | 31% | 77% | 32% | 100% |
| Music | 12 | 10% | 5% | 83% | 33% | 100% |
| Textiles | 11 | 9% | 2% | 73% | 27% | 100% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 10 | 8% | 8% | 80% | 21% | 100% |
| Chinese | 2 | 2% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Psychology | 1 | 1% | 3% | — | 22% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 34 | 21% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Rugby High School | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 332 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 159 | 3,281 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 40.31 | 35.35 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 27% | 21% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 68 | 43% | 31% |
| Biology | 58 | 36% | 20% |
| Chemistry | 50 | 31% | 17% |
| Psychology | 46 | 29% | 23% |
| Physics | 32 | 20% | 12% |
| Geography | 24 | 15% | 10% |
| English Literature | 23 | 14% | 11% |
| Sociology | 21 | 13% | 13% |
| Fine Art | 19 | 12% | 3% |
| History | 18 | 11% | 13% |
| Politics | 16 | 10% | 6% |
| Economics | 12 | 8% | 13% |
| Computer Science | 12 | 8% | 5% |
| Business Studies | 10 | 6% | 13% |
| Further Mathematics | 10 | 6% | 5% |
| English Language | 9 | 6% | 4% |
| Religious Studies | 9 | 6% | 4% |
| Latin | 8 | 5% | 0% |
| Drama | 7 | 4% | 2% |
| French | 7 | 4% | 1% |
| Music | 6 | 4% | 0% |
| Russian | — | — | 0% |
| Textiles | — | — | 1% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| Chinese | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 49 | 31% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.