Find the best primary schools in Rugby. Compare Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and parent reviews.
Rugby has 37 primary schools, all in Warwickshire council's area. Most state schools here offer places by distance from home once children in care and siblings of current pupils have been admitted, so how close you live decides your chances at any school with more applicants than places. Some councils draw a fixed catchment boundary instead, and the distance at which the last place went changes every year. Of the 37, 17 are faith schools that can put children of their faith first, so distance counts for less there.
Use the distance checker to measure your home's straight-line distance to any Rugby primary school, and each school's page for its Ofsted report, results and admissions details. Check your distance to a school or try the admissions calculator.
| School | Type | Our rating |
|---|---|---|
| Riverside Academy | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| Eastlands Primary School | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| Brownsover Community School | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| Leamington Hastings Church of England Academy | Church of England | 4.3 / 5 |
| St Gabriel's CofE Academy | Church of England | 4.2 / 5 |
| The Griffin Primary School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| Cawston Grange Primary School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Rugby Free Primary School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
There are 37 primary schools in Rugby.
Apply by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You apply to the council where you live, even if the school is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. If you live in Rugby, that council is Warwickshire. Offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
Of the 37 primary schools in Rugby, 17 have a religious character: 14 Church of England and 3 Roman Catholic. When a faith school has more applicants than places, it can give priority to children of its faith. Many ask for a supplementary form, sometimes signed by a religious leader, so read the school's admissions policy before you apply.
On our star rating, the highest rated are Riverside Academy (4.5), Eastlands Primary School (4.4), Brownsover Community School (4.4), Leamington Hastings Church of England Academy (4.3) and St Gabriel's CofE Academy (4.2). The rating is our own, out of 5. It combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and SATs results, with the parent survey carrying the most weight. Of the 37 schools here, 35 have enough published data for a rating.
Only when you qualify for more than one school. Each school ranks applicants against its own admission criteria without knowing where you placed it. If you qualify for several, the council offers the one you ranked highest, so putting a popular school first does not lower your chances at your second choice.
| Paddox Primary School |
| Mixed |
| 3.9 / 5 |
| Bilton Infant School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| Wolston St Margaret's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.9 / 5 |
| Northlands Primary School | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| Binley Woods Primary School | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| Wolvey CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.8 / 5 |
| English Martyrs Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 3.7 / 5 |
| Oakfield Primary Academy | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Abbots Farm Junior School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Bawnmore Community Infant School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Princethorpe | Roman Catholic | 3.7 / 5 |
| Abbots Farm Infant School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| Rokeby Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Knightlow CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.4 / 5 |
| St Marie's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 3.4 / 5 |
| Bilton CofE Junior School | Church of England | 3.4 / 5 |
| St Oswald's CofE Academy | Church of England | 3.4 / 5 |
| Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.4 / 5 |
| Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Junior Academy | Church of England | 3.3 / 5 |
| Boughton Leigh Infant School | Mixed | 3.3 / 5 |
| Ryton-On-Dunsmore Provost Williams Church of England Academy | Church of England | 3.0 / 5 |
| St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.0 / 5 |
| Boughton Leigh Junior School | Mixed | 2.8 / 5 |
| Long Lawford Primary School | Mixed | 2.8 / 5 |
| Henry Hinde School | Mixed | 2.3 / 5 |
| St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School | Church of England | 2.3 / 5 |
| The Revel CofE (Aided) Primary School | Church of England | 2.1 / 5 |
| Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Infant Academy and Nursery | Church of England | Not yet rated |
| Hillmorton Primary School | Mixed | Not yet rated |
Our rating is out of 5 and combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and published results. Source: Department for Education (GIAS) and Ofsted.
No. Distance only matters when a school has more applicants than places, and then it offers places in the order its admission criteria set out. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or catchment area. Faith schools and grammar schools use different criteria. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
The council offers a place at another school with room, which may be further from home. You can accept it and still join the waiting lists for the schools you preferred. Waiting lists are ranked by the admission criteria, not by how long a child has been on them. You can also appeal to an independent panel for any school that refused you. Appeals for Reception to Year 2 rarely succeed, because infant classes are limited to 30 pupils by law and a panel can only admit above that limit in narrow circumstances.