Overall Oxbridge
#665
5 ranked schools · +249 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
95
Offers
17
Offer rate17.9%
-4.5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Warwickshire's second-largest town by population, Rugby stands on the eastern edge of the county near the borders with Leicestershire and Northamptonshire, with the River Avon looping through the surrounding countryside. The town's charter dates to 1255.
Rugby School, founded in 1567 and later the birthplace of the sport in 1823, gave the town a global identity, while a major railway junction that arrived in the mid-nineteenth century drove rapid industrial growth. Rugby Town Centre has long been one of the borough's most school-competitive areas, drawing families pursuing both primary and secondary places, while Newbold-on-Avon is equally sought-after for catchment. Hillmorton and Houlton extend the residential offer eastward, part of a town of around 78,000 residents. From Rugby station, West Coast Main Line services reach Coventry in around twelve minutes and Birmingham New Street in under thirty.
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Area Performance
Across 47 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.60/10, +0.17 vs England.
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Distribution across all Rugby schools
Rugby vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Rugby schools
top 54% of 14,978
top 54% of 14,978
top 36% of 3,862
top 36% of 3,862
top 42% of 2,555
top 42% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
5 ranked schools · +249 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
95
Offers
17
Oxford
5 ranked schools · +32 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
46
Offers
10
Cambridge
5 ranked schools · -176 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
49
Offers
7
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