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Schools across Warwickshire

Local authority · 286 schools across 33 towns

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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Warwickshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Warwickshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

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Schools in Warwickshire (286)

Showing 20 of 286 schools

Total Schools

286

195 primary · 36 secondary

Total Pupils

97,344

90% capacity used

Ofsted Rated

65

10 outstanding · 55 good

Capacity

108,236

10,892 spare places

Ofsted Ratings

55
216
Outstanding: 10
Good: 55
Requires Improvement: 5
Not inspected: 216

Best Schools in Warwickshire

View the full league table - ranked by Ofsted, Progress 8, KS2 results and more

Area Performance (2026)

Attainment 8

36.6

GCSE Eng+Maths

33.7%

School Capacity

Primary Schools

89% full
46,713 pupils52,287 capacity

5,574 spare places

Secondary Schools

95% full
38,479 pupils40,581 capacity

2,102 spare places

Pupil Absence

Avg Overall Absence

6.3%

2024/25

Avg Persistent Absence

15.6%

2024/25

Schools Reporting

229

2024/25

Absence trend across Warwickshire schools

4.6%
18/19
4.6%
20/21
7.6%
21/22
6.9%
22/23
6.8%
23/24
6.3%
24/25

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Average across all open schools in this LA.

EHCP Timeliness

Issued Within 20 Weeks

23%

Plans Issued

1,285

Assessment Requests

2,204

Tribunal Cases

93

EHCP timeliness trend (% issued within 20 weeks)

88%
2019
89%
2020
75%
2021
56%
2022
43%
2023
21%
2024
23%
2025

Source: DfE EHCP timeliness statistics. Shows how quickly this LA issues Education, Health and Care Plans.

Admission Appeals

2026 admission appeals by school phase

Primary

8,663 admissions

229

Lodged

(2.6%)

146

Heard

18

Successful

(12%)

Primary (infant classes)

6,658 admissions

129

Lodged

(1.9%)

78

Heard

5

Successful

(6%)

Secondary

8,480 admissions

340

Lodged

(4.0%)

233

Heard

33

Successful

(14%)

Total

17,143 admissions

569

Lodged

(3.3%)

379

Heard

51

Successful

(14%)

Total appeals lodged per year

1898
2019
1270
2020
1316
2021
1452
2022
1388
2023
1789
2024
1690
2025
1267
2026

Source: DfE admission appeals statistics. Shows how competitive school places are in this area.

Towns in Warwickshire

Rugby

48 schools

Nuneaton

42 schools

Leamington Spa

30 schools

Warwick

29 schools

Stratford-upon-Avon

20 schools

Coventry

13 schools

Bedworth

12 schools

Alcester

11 schools

Southam

11 schools

Kenilworth

11 schools

Atherstone

9 schools

Tamworth

7 schools

Henley-in-Arden

6 schools

Birmingham

6 schools

Studley

5 schools

Shipston-on-Stour

5 schools

Warwickshire

4 schools

Solihull

2 schools

Sutton Coldfield

1 schools

RUGBY

1 schools

Questions parents ask about schools in Warwickshire

How many schools are there in Warwickshire?

Warwickshire has 286 open schools: 195 state primary, 39 state secondary or all-through, 18 independent, 25 special and 9 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Warwickshire are rated Outstanding?

31 schools in Warwickshire were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Claverdon Primary School, Riverside Academy, Arise Education, Studley High School, Avon Park School and 26 more. Counting Good as well, 89% of the 227 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 AcademyArise EducationStudley High SchoolAvon Park School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Warwickshire get the best GCSE results?

Of the 43 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 156 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); Warton Nethersole's CofE Primary School (94% in reading, 100% in maths); and Ilmington CofE Primary School (93% 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 SchoolWarton Nethersole's CofE Primary SchoolIlmington 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, Warwickshire 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 Warwickshire 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.

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