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Schools in Warwickshire

  • 252State-funded schools
  • 196Primary
  • 39Secondary
  • 11Special
  • West MidlandsRegion
Applications per placeCircle size: applications
First choice · secondary 2026
82%
close to England (84%)
6,716 families applied
First choice · primary 2026
88%
4 pts below England (92%)
6,281 families applied
Applications per place · secondary
2.6
0.4 above England median (2.2)
Median school
New Ofsted report cards
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How hard is it to get a place here?

DfE · families living in Warwickshire
Secondary (Year 7) · Sept 2026
82%got their first choice
close to England (84%)

6,716 applicants · 2.8% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 82%; England 84%
  2. 2025 81%; England 84%
  3. 2024 79%; England 83%
  4. 2023 81%; England 83%
  5. 2022 82%; England 83%
  6. 2021 78%; England 81%
  7. 2020 81%; England 82%
  8. 2019 80%; England 81%
  9. 2018 81%; England 82%
  10. 2017 81%; England 83%
  11. 2016 80%; England 84%
  12. 2015 80%; England 84%
  13. 2014 82%; England 85%
  • Warwickshire
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20266,71682.3%95.2%2.8%
Sep 20256,80681.2%95.0%3.7%
Sep 20246,84878.7%92.7%5.6%
Sep 20236,67680.9%94.5%4.2%
Sep 20226,66081.9%94.4%4.5%
Sep 20216,30278.5%93.3%4.1%
Sep 20206,06980.6%93.7%4.6%
Sep 20196,34080.4%93.4%5.2%
Sep 20186,09181.2%94.2%4.5%
Sep 20175,86980.5%94.3%4.3%
Sep 20165,79279.7%93.8%4.3%
Sep 20155,45380.4%93.8%4.5%
Sep 20145,28282.2%96.4%2.4%
Primary (Reception) · Sept 2026
88%got their first choice
4 pts below England (92%)

6,281 applicants · 1.9% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 88%; England 92%
  2. 2025 91%; England 93%
  3. 2024 92%; England 93%
  4. 2023 91%; England 92%
  5. 2022 90%; England 92%
  6. 2021 92%; England 92%
  7. 2020 93%; England 90%
  8. 2019 94%; England 91%
  9. 2018 91%; England 91%
  10. 2017 90%; England 90%
  11. 2016 91%; England 88%
  12. 2015 89%; England 88%
  13. 2014 88%; England 88%
  • Warwickshire
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20266,28188.1%97.5%1.9%
Sep 20256,16690.6%97.6%2.0%
Sep 20245,96191.5%98.8%1.0%
Sep 20236,08690.7%98.1%1.5%
Sep 20226,19790.3%97.2%2.5%
Sep 20215,99292.1%97.8%2.0%
Sep 20206,00592.9%97.8%2.0%
Sep 20195,88393.9%98.9%0.8%
Sep 20186,18791.2%97.5%2.2%
Sep 20176,26590.0%96.4%3.3%
Sep 20166,28790.5%97.2%2.5%
Sep 20156,42588.7%95.6%4.0%
Sep 20146,01988.2%96.1%3.5%

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 52 schools of 252 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (35)
  • Post-16 provision (5)
  • Leadership and governance

Bar: share of schools; number of schools at each grade below.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 157 schools · graded 2010 to 2024

  • Outstanding14
  • Good135
  • Requires improvement7
  • Inadequate0
  • Grade not in Ofsted's data1

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 34 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education5254–
Behaviour and attitudes8251–
Personal development1024––
Leadership and management5263–

Not yet inspected (new or reorganised schools): 9.

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Secondary schools in Warwickshire

39 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
Alcester Grammar School Selective Outstanding2022 5.5 applications per place 75.5 2%
Rugby Free Secondary School 2026 5.0 applications per place 43.5 26%
King Edward VI School Selective Outstanding2021 4.0 applications per place 81.1 3%
Houlton School Good2024 3.7 applications per place 46.0 20%
Stratford Girls' Grammar School Selective Outstanding2022 3.6 applications per place 81.9 3%
Ashlawn School Graded · no overall grade2025 3.6 applications per place 50.2 18%
Etone College Remains Good2022 3.5 applications per place 48.2 32%
Harris Church of England Academy Faith 2026 3.3 applications per place 41.8 37%
Henley In Arden School Remains Good2022 3.1 applications per place 44.5 19%
Lawrence Sheriff School Selective 2026 3.1 applications per place 75.7 10%
North Leamington School Standards maintained2025 3.1 applications per place 56.9 18%
Myton School Remains Good2023 3.1 applications per place 50.5 20%
Higham Lane North Academy Not yet inspected 3.1 applications per place – 19%
Oakley School 2026 2.9 applications per place – 25%
St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form College Faith Remains Good2023 2.8 applications per place 50.9 21%
Kenilworth School and Sixth Form Outstanding2023 2.8 applications per place 56.2 10%
Kineton High School Remains Good2024 2.8 applications per place 43.9 22%
Rugby High School Selective Good2022 2.7 applications per place 77.1 9%
Alcester Academy 2026 2.6 applications per place 48.9 21%
George Eliot Academy 2025 2.6 applications per place 50.9 35%
Higham Lane School Standards maintained2025 2.5 applications per place 51.0 17%
The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College Good2023 2.5 applications per place 42.7 33%
St Benedict's Catholic High School Faith Good2024 2.2 applications per place 40.5 32%
Bilton School 2026 2.2 applications per place 39.3 31%
Campion School Remains Good2023 2.1 applications per place 41.8 34%
Shipston High School Good2023 2.1 applications per place 43.3 24%
Trinity Catholic School Faith Requires improvement2024 2.0 applications per place 37.1 40%
Southam College 2026 2.0 applications per place 49.9 19%
Studley High School Outstanding2024 2.0 applications per place 51.7 18%
The Queen Elizabeth Academy Remains Good2022 2.0 applications per place 46.6 31%
Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy Good2023 1.9 applications per place 43.3 26%
The Coleshill School Standards maintained2025 1.8 applications per place 42.0 23%
Ash Green School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.8 applications per place 45.5 37%
Stratford Upon Avon School Standards maintained2025 1.7 applications per place 47.7 25%
Hartshill Academy Requires improvement2023 1.7 applications per place 40.6 41%
The Polesworth School Good2023 1.6 applications per place 42.0 20%
Nuneaton Academy Serious weaknesses 2026 1.5 applications per place 41.8 47%
Aylesford School Warwick Graded · no overall grade2025 1.5 applications per place 42.4 26%
Nicholas Chamberlaine School Good2024 1.4 applications per place 37.1 35%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in Warwickshire

196 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

The 25 with the most applications per place. Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Loxley CofE Community Primary School Faith Good2024 8.0small intake applications per place – 42%
Shottery St Andrew's CofE Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 6.5small intake applications per place 35% 43%
Eastlands Primary School Outstanding2023 6.1 applications per place 73% 16%
Clinton Primary School Standards maintained2025 5.3 applications per place 84% 2%
Temple Grafton CofE Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 5.3small intake applications per place 56% 6%
Stratford-Upon-Avon Primary School 2026 5.1 applications per place 79% 11%
Wolverton Primary School 2026 5.0small intake applications per place 70% 7%
Ilmington CofE Primary School Faith Good2024 4.6 applications per place 93% 10%
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 4.5 applications per place 76% 28%
Bishops Tachbrook CofE Primary School Faith Standards maintained2025 4.5 applications per place 63% 19%
Hampton Lucy CofE Primary School Faith 2026 4.3small intake applications per place 46% 35%
Milby Primary School Standards maintained2024 4.2 applications per place 60% 17%
The Griffin Primary School Not yet inspected 4.2 applications per place – 6%
Brailes Church of England Primary School Faith Standards maintained2024 4.1small intake applications per place 75% 11%
Hillmorton Primary School Remains Outstanding2023 4.1 applications per place – 10%
Riverside Academy Outstanding2024 4.1 applications per place 77% 26%
Clapham Terrace Community Primary School and Nursery Good2021 4.0 applications per place – 13%
Priors Field Primary School Standards maintained2025 4.0 applications per place 71% 2%
Moreton Morrell CofE Primary School Faith 2026 3.9 applications per place 55% 12%
St Nicolas CofE Academy Faith Good2024 3.9 applications per place 61% 13%
Milverton Primary School Standards maintained2024 3.9 applications per place 69% 8%
Bilton Infant School 2026 3.9 applications per place – 21%
Southam St James CofE Academy Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 3.8small intake applications per place 59% 27%
Cubbington CofE Primary School Faith Good2024 3.7 applications per place 72% 9%
Abbots Farm Infant School 2026 3.7 applications per place – 7%

The 25 with the most applications per place. Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

All 196 primary schools, by district:

Special schools and other provision

17 schools