When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.
- 1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and previously looked after children who achieve the Automatic Qualifying Score or above for this school for this particular year of entry, or between one and twenty marks below the Automatic Qualifying Score, or who achieve the required minimum academic standard for admission (minimum score for a place on the waiting list), whichever is the lower.
- 2Pupil Premium eligible children in catchment — Up to 30 places will be allocated to children who were eligible for the Pupil Premium at the point of registering to sit the entrance test living in the Eastern Area of Warwickshire or the Priority Circle, who achieve the Automatic Qualifying Score or above for this school for this particular year of entry, or whose scores are between one and twenty marks below the Automatic Qualifying Score for this school for this particular year of entry, or who achieve the required minimum academic standard for admission (minimum score for a place on the waiting list), whichever is the lower (including any re-offers which are made from the waiting list in this criterion after 1 March 2027, provided that the total number of places held under Criterion 2 and Criterion 7 does not exceed 30 places).
- 3Service Premium eligible children in catchment — Up to 5 places will be allocated to children who were eligible for the Service Premium at the point of registering to sit the entrance test living in the Eastern Area of Warwickshire or the Priority Circle, who achieve the Automatic Qualifying Score or above for this school for this particular year of entry, or whose scores are between one and twenty marks below the Automatic Qualifying Score for this school, for this particular year of entry, or who achieve the required minimum academic standard for admission (minimum score for a place on the waiting list), whichever is the lower (including any re-offers which are made from the waiting list in this criterion after 1 March 2027, provided that the total number of places held under Criterion 3 and Criterion 8 does not exceed 5 places).
- 4Children of staff — Children of staff who achieve the Automatic Qualifying Score or above for this school for this particular year of entry where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made. This will apply to all teaching and non-teaching staff on permanent contracts but excludes casual/temporary appointments (eg invigilators and peripatetic staff). 'Children' will include natural children, step children, foster children and adopted children, as well as children of the member of staff's partner living permanently at the same address (this will also include cases where the child's residency is shared with another parent).
- 5Children living in the Eastern Area — Children living in the Eastern Area of Warwickshire who achieve the Automatic Qualifying Score or above for this school for this particular year of entry.
- 6Children living in the Priority Circle — Children living in the Priority Circle who achieve the Automatic Qualifying Score or above for this school for this particular year of entry.
- 7Pupil Premium eligible children outside catchment — If the PAN has not been reached and fewer than 30 places were offered under Criterion 2, then the balance of those 30 places will be offered to students who were eligible for the Pupil Premium (as previously defined) at the point of registering to sit the entrance test living outside the catchment areas who achieve the Automatic Qualifying Score or above for this school for this particular year of entry, or whose scores are between one and twenty marks below the Automatic Qualifying Score for this school for this particular year of entry, or who achieve the required minimum academic standard for admission (minimum score for a place on the waiting list), whichever is the lower (including any re-offers which are made from the waiting list in this criterion after 1 March 2027, provided that the total number of places held under Criterion 2 and Criterion 7 does not exceed 30 places).
- 8Service Premium eligible children outside catchment — If the PAN has not been reached and fewer than 5 places were offered under Criterion 3, then the balance of those places will be offered to students who were eligible for the Service Premium (as previously defined) at the point of registering to sit the entrance test living outside the catchment areas who achieve the Automatic Qualifying Score or above for this school for this particular year of entry, or whose scores are between one and twenty marks below the Automatic Qualifying Score for this school for this particular year of entry, or who achieve the required minimum academic standard for admission (minimum score for a place on the waiting list), whichever is the lower (including any re-offers which are made from the waiting list in this criterion after 1 March 2027, provided that the total number of places held under Criterion 3 and Criterion 8 does not exceed 5 places).
- 9Children outside catchment meeting Automatic Qualifying Score — Children living outside of the catchment areas who achieve the Automatic Qualifying Score or above for this school for this particular year of entry.
- 10Children meeting minimum academic standard, any location — Children living inside or outside of the catchment areas who achieve the required minimum academic standard for admission (minimum score for a place on the waiting list) for this school for this particular year of entry.
If two applications tie: Within all criteria first priority is given to those achieving the highest score in the entrance test. In the case of a tied score priority will be given to children who were eligible for the Pupil Premium/Service Premium at the date of registering to sit the entrance test. Where there is a further need to split any criterion or group of children, places will be offered in accordance with distance between the child's home and school (shortest distance = highest priority).
Selective girls' grammar school (entry dependent on sex being female and an entrance test/Automatic Qualifying Score). Children with an EHCP naming the school must be admitted, above the ordered criteria. PAN of 150 is for Year 7; a separate PAN of 90 exists for Year 12 (not detailed here). CATCHMENT: The Eastern Area of Warwickshire - this is described as the following (being the aggregated catchment areas of Bilton, Ashlawn and Avon Valley Schools): Rugby plus the parishes of Dunchurch, Cawston, Thurlaston, Leamington Hastings, Birdingbury, Grandborough, Wolfhamcote, Willoughby, Binley Woods, Brinklow, Brandon and Bretford, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Bubbenhall, Wolston, Church Lawford, Long Lawford, Stretton-on-Dunsmore, Princethorpe, Frankton, Marton, Bourton and Draycote, Churchover, Clifton-upon-Dunsmore, Combe Fields, Cosford, Easenhall, Harborough Magna, Kings Newnham, Little Lawford, Monks Kirby, Newton and Biggin, Pailton, Stretton-under-Fosse, Wibtoft, Willey, Withybrook. The Priority Circle - the centre of which is the Rugby Water Tower and has a radius of 10.004 miles (this includes the Eastern Area). Transcribed from the school's own determined admission arrangements as published by Warwickshire County Council school admissions directory. Children with an EHCP naming the school are admitted first; that is a statutory duty, not an oversubscription criterion.
Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.