- Grammar school for girls
- Warwickshire 11+
Rugby High School: 11+ entry
Longrood Road, Rugby, CV22 7RE
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Can we apply, and what did it take?
For September 2027 entry
- Not published yet
Score to qualify
West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
Year 7 places
150
2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()Opens a short explanationPANPublished Admission NumberThe number of places a school offers in its first year group, for example Year 7. The admission authority sets it each year in the school’s admission policy.
Checked, source: Rugby High School, checked- Not publishedWe have no checked figure for how far offers reached.
Last distance offered
Your next deadline
Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()Opens a short explanationCAFCommon Application FormThe form you use to apply for a secondary school place. You send it to your own council, even for schools in another area, and you list the schools you want in order of preference. In England it closes on 31 October.
in 11 days
Can we get in?
How far offers reached
Each bar shows how far from Rugby High School the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.
Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.
Reaching the school's standard means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.
Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)
How many families applied to Rugby High School and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.
| Figure | Department for Education |
|---|---|
| First-preference applications | 249First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000005,West Midlands,937,E10000031,Warwickshire,Secondary,9375406,z,6,Rugby High School,150,150,139,11,0,405,249,75,59,1.791366906,1.66,98,27,Academy converter,No religious character,8.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001453,Rugby,136595,7View the official source |
| All applications (any preference) | 405All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000005,West Midlands,937,E10000031,Warwickshire,Secondary,9375406,z,6,Rugby High School,150,150,139,11,0,405,249,75,59,1.791366906,1.66,98,27,Academy converter,No religious character,8.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001453,Rugby,136595,7View the official source |
| Places offered on National Offer Day | 150Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000005,West Midlands,937,E10000031,Warwickshire,Secondary,9375406,z,6,Rugby High School,150,150,139,11,0,405,249,75,59,1.791366906,1.66,98,27,Academy converter,No religious character,8.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001453,Rugby,136595,7View the official source |
| Applicants per place | 2.7Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000005,West Midlands,937,E10000031,Warwickshire,Secondary,9375406,z,6,Rugby High School,150,150,139,11,0,405,249,75,59,1.791366906,1.66,98,27,Academy converter,No religious character,8.4,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001453,Rugby,136595,7View the official source |
Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked
About these figures
Scores are set after each year's test; see the Warwickshire guide.
At a glance
Rugby High School in brief
tap a value for its source
- Pupils
- girlsPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Rugby High School.The source says:
Rugby High School is a girls’ grammar school with academy status, with a co-educational sixth form.
View the official source - Who the school admits.
- School type
- academySchool typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Rugby High School.The source says:
Rugby High School is a girls’ grammar school with academy status, with a co-educational sixth form.
View the official source - How the school is run and funded.
- Year 7 places
- 150Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Rugby High School.The source says:
The school has a Published Admission Number of 150 places in Year 7 for 2027-2028.
View the official source2027 entry - The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
- Entrance test
- West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
- The test children sit to be considered. Written by GL Assessment.
- Opens a short explanationcatchmentAn area, set by a school or a council, where children get higher priority for a place. Living inside it is not an offer of a place. Not every school has a catchment.
- A mapped area (see the admission rules)
- Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
Key dates
Dates for September 2027 entry
For children in Year 6 in 2026/27.
Warwickshire County Council
3 earlier steps, all doneShow
Done: Test registration opens
Done: Test registration closes
Done: Results
Next: School place applications close (CAF)
in 11 days
Coming up: National Offer Day
Not published yet: Test day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Year 5 now? Dates for September 2028 entryNone of these dates are published yet.
Not published yet: Test registration opens
Not yet published
Not published yet: Test registration closes
Not yet published
Not published yet: Test day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Results
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Notes on these dates
Late registration and late tests: late registrations are tested before 6 March 2027 (first round of re-offers); exceptional-circumstance cases before 31 January 2027Rugby High School: Late testing (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Rugby High School.The source says: If your registration is considered to be late your child will be tested before 6 March 2027 (to be included in the first round of re-offers).
View the official source.
How places are given
10 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry
If more children qualify than there are places, Rugby High School gives places using these rules (its Opens a short explanationoversubscription criteriaThe rules a school uses, in order, to decide who gets a place when more children apply than there are places. For example: children in care first, then brothers and sisters of pupils, then distance from home.), in this order (2027 entry).
- 1
Looked-after and previously looked-after girls (Automatic Qualifying Score, or up to 20 marks below)
The policy's own words
Criterion 1 – Looked after children and previously looked after children who achieve the
- 2
Up to 30 pupil premium girls living in the Eastern Area or Priority Circle (up to 20 marks below allowed)
The policy's own words
Criterion 2 – Up to 30 places will be allocated to children who were eligible for the Pupil
- 3
Up to 5 service premium girls living in the Eastern Area or Priority Circle (up to 20 marks below allowed)
The policy's own words
Criterion 3 – Up to 5 places will be allocated to children who were eligible for the Service
- 4
Children of staff (2+ years) who reach the Automatic Qualifying Score
The policy's own words
Criterion 4 – Children of staff who achieve the Automatic Qualifying Score or above for this
- 5
Girls in the Eastern Area of Warwickshire with the Automatic Qualifying Score
The policy's own words
Criterion 5 – Children living in the Eastern Area of Warwickshire who achieve the Automatic
- 6
Girls in the Priority Circle with the Automatic Qualifying Score
The policy's own words
Criterion 6 – Children living in the Priority Circle who achieve the Automatic Qualifying Score or
- 7
Balance of the 30 pupil premium places to pupil premium girls outside the catchment areas
The policy's own words
Criterion 7 – If the PAN has not been reached and fewer than 30 places were offered under
- 8
Balance of the 5 service premium places to service premium girls outside the catchment areas
The policy's own words
Criterion 8 – If the PAN has not been reached and fewer than 5 places were offered under
- 9
Girls outside the catchment areas with the Automatic Qualifying Score
The policy's own words
Criterion 9 – Children living outside of the catchment areas who achieve the Automatic
- 10
Girls anywhere who reach the minimum academic standard (waiting-list score)
The policy's own words
Criterion 10 – Children living inside or outside of the catchment areas who achieve the required
Source: Rugby High School, checked
- Who qualifies
- an Automatic Qualifying Score and a required minimum academic standard (waiting list) for this school for each year of entrySource: Rugby High School, checked
- Catchment
- two areas: the Eastern Area of Warwickshire (Rugby plus listed parishes; the combined catchments of Bilton, Ashlawn and Avon Valley schools) and the Priority Circle (10.004 miles from Rugby Water Tower)Source: Rugby High School, checked
- If two children are level for the last place
- tied score: pupil premium/service premium first, then shortest distance, then computerised random allocationSource: Rugby High School, checked
- Brothers and sisters
- no special consideration for siblingsSource: Rugby High School, checked
- Waiting list
- held until 31 December 2027, ranked by the oversubscription criteria; children offered a lower preference are added automatically if they meet the minimum standardSource: Rugby High School, checked
- Address used
- The address you live at on Thursday 31 December 2026 is the one that counts.Source: Rugby High School, checked
The admission rules for September 2028 entry are not published yet. We check the school's website and add them when they appear.
More detail from our guide
- Priority area: two areas: the Eastern Area of Warwickshire (Rugby plus listed parishes; the combined catchments of Bilton, Ashlawn and Avon Valley schools) and the Priority Circle (10.004 miles from Rugby Water Tower)Rugby High School: Catchment description (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Rugby High School.The source says:
The Priority Circle - the centre of which is the Rugby Water Tower and has a radius of 10.004 miles (this includes the Eastern Area).
View the official source - How distance is measured: Straight line, from Ordnance Survey address point of the home to the school centroid (centre of the doorway to the Headteacher's Office)Rugby High School: Distance rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Rugby High School.The source says:
to the centre point (“centroid”) of the school (located at the centre of the doorway to the Headteacher’s Office).
View the official source - Address fixed by: 31 December 2026Rugby High School: Address date (where your child must live) (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Rugby High School.The source says:
Evidence will be requested to prove whether the child is resident within the catchment areas by the deadline of 23.59 on 31 December 2026.
View the official source - Siblings: no special consideration for siblingsRugby High School: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Rugby High School.The source says:
All applications are considered against the oversubscription criteria, no special consideration will be 14 given in the case of siblings.
View the official source - Waiting list: held until 31 December 2027, ranked by the oversubscription criteria; children offered a lower preference are added automatically if they meet the minimum standardRugby High School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Rugby High School.The source says:
waiting lists will be held for one term until 31 December 2027.
View the official source
The test
West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
- Test
- West Midlands Grammar Schools Entrance Test
- Written by
- GL Assessment
- Test date, 2027 entry
- Not yet published
Rugby High uses the shared West Midlands test. Warwickshire families register through the county council's Parent Portal. Format: Warwickshire guide.
Open days
All this year's events have passed
Done: Open Evening (Year 4 and 5) (passed)
4.45pm-7pm
Source: Rugby High School, checked
If you are refused a place
Reviews, appeals and the waiting list
General information, not legal advice.
- How appeals work
- notified via the home local authority; independent appeal panelSource: Rugby High School, checked
General information, not legal advice.
How appeals work here: notified via the home local authority; independent appeal panelRugby High School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Rugby High School.The source says: The parents/carers of all children refused places will be notified of their right of appeal via their home authority.
View the official source.
What is different about Rugby High
- Two priority areas: the Eastern Area of Warwickshire (Rugby and named parishes) and a 10.004-mile circle around Rugby Water TowerRugby High School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Rugby High School.The source says:
The Priority Circle - the centre of which is the Rugby Water Tower and has a radius of 10.004 miles (this includes the Eastern Area).
View the official source - Lists two Schools Adjudicator determinations about its admissions (ADA3351 and ADA3502)Rugby High School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Rugby High School.The source says:
Rugby High School Admissions Determination ADA3351
View the official source - Published a notification of a variation to its Year 7 PAN for September 2026Rugby High School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Rugby High School.The source says:
Notification of variation of PAN (Pupil Admission Number) in Year 7 for September 2026
View the official source - Main open evening is in the summer term of Year 5 (1 July 2026 for 2027 entry)Rugby High School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Rugby High School.The source says:
Main School Open Evening was held on Wednesday 1st July 2026, from 4.45pm - 7pm.
View the official source - Children of staff (two or more years' service) have a criterionRugby High School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Rugby High School.The source says:
where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made.
View the official source
Entry in September 2028 (Year 5 now)
Status of the 2028 admission arrangements: Rugby High School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Rugby High School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Admissions Policy 2027
View the official source.
Official documents and sources
6 sources, each kept as an archived copy
- Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics)
Spreadsheet · copy archived by ExamKind on 16 Oct 2026
- Rugby High School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Rugby High School
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Rugby High School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Rugby High School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Rugby High School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
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