Best Schools in Warwickshire

How many schools are there in Warwickshire?

Warwickshire has 265 open schools: 185 state primary, 36 state secondary or all-through, 16 independent, 18 special and 10 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Warwickshire are rated Outstanding?

27 schools in Warwickshire were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Claverdon Primary School, Riverside Academy, The Market Bosworth School, Avon Park School, Eastlands Primary School and 22 more. Counting Good as well, 90% of the 206 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Claverdon Primary SchoolRiverside AcademyThe Market Bosworth SchoolAvon Park SchoolEastlands Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Warwickshire get the best GCSE results?

Of the 37 schools in Warwickshire with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Stratford Girls' Grammar School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 81.9 and 99% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; King Edward VI School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 81.1 and 98% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Rugby High School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 77.1 and 100% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Stratford Girls' Grammar SchoolKing Edward VI SchoolRugby High School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Warwickshire have the best SATs results?

Of the 150 primary schools in Warwickshire with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Gregory's Catholic Primary School (100% in reading, 100% in maths); Ilmington CofE Primary School (93% in reading, 100% in maths); and Austrey CofE Primary School (90% in reading, 100% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

St Gregory's Catholic Primary SchoolIlmington CofE Primary SchoolAustrey CofE Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Warwickshire?

Yes. Alcester Grammar School, King Edward VI School, Lawrence Sheriff School, Rugby High School and Stratford Girls' Grammar School are state grammar schools in Warwickshire. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

Alcester Grammar SchoolKing Edward VI SchoolLawrence Sheriff SchoolRugby High SchoolStratford Girls' Grammar School

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Warwickshire have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Warwickshire have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Warwickshire?

Apply to your council - Warwickshire, Leicestershire or West Northamptonshire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.