At a glance
- Pupils
- Girls, with a mixed sixth form
- Address
- Longrood Road, Rugby CV22 7RE
- Year 7 places
- 150 (September 2027 policy)
- Local priority
- The Eastern Area of Warwickshire and a 10.004 mile circle from Rugby Water Tower
- Test group
- Warwickshire group
- Policy used here
- September 2027 entry (2028 not published yet)
Last checked 4 October 2026See the sources
The school
Rugby High School is on Longrood Road, Rugby CV22 7RE. Its admission policy describes it as a girls' grammar school with academy status and a co-educational sixth form. For September 2027 entry, the published admission number for Year 7 is 150.
It is one of six schools in the Warwickshire group of the West Midlands Grammar Schools partnership, which shares one entrance test with the Birmingham, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Shropshire grammar schools.
How admission works
The school hasn't yet published its policy for September 2028 entry, so this summary uses its September 2027 policy, last reviewed in September 2026. Policies can change each year, so check the current one before you name the school as a preference.
Your child sits the West Midlands 11+ test. After the results, the "automatic qualifying score" and a lower minimum standard for the waiting list are set. No score is published in advance.
The policy uses two catchment areas: the Eastern Area of Warwickshire (Rugby and the parishes listed in the policy) and a priority circle of 10.004 miles from Rugby Water Tower. If more girls apply than there are places, the 2027 policy offers places in this order:
- Looked after and previously looked after children.
- Up to 30 places for children eligible for the Pupil Premium when they registered for the test, living in either catchment area.
- Up to 5 places for children eligible for the Service Premium (armed forces families).
- Children of staff who have worked at the school for two years or more.
- Girls living in the Eastern Area of Warwickshire.
- Girls living in the priority circle.
- Any unused Pupil Premium places, then any unused Service Premium places, for girls outside the catchment areas.
- Girls living outside the catchment areas.
- Girls at the minimum standard, for the waiting list.
Most groups need the automatic qualifying score. The policy says children in the first three groups, and girls given unused Pupil Premium or Service Premium places, qualify if they reach the automatic qualifying score, come within 20 marks below it, or reach the minimum standard, whichever is lower. There is no priority for siblings.
Past scores
Past scores, September 2026 entry. Figures checked against the source on 4 October 2026.
| What it shows | Score for September 2026 entry |
|---|---|
| Automatic qualifying score | 213 |
| Minimum score for waiting list | 210 |
Past scores don't tell you what will be needed in a future year. Each year's figures depend on how many children apply, how they score and where they live. They show what happened for September 2026 entry, not your child's chances.
These scores are on the test's own scale. NextJen's mock exam scores are our own estimate on a different scale, so they can't be compared with these figures and don't predict a result.
Registering for the test
The Warwickshire schools' 2027 admission policies say the way you register depends on where you live, not on which schools you want. If you're unsure, check with the school you'd most like your child to attend before the registration deadline.
The policies say:
- If you live in Warwickshire, register with Warwickshire County Council through its Parent Portal.
- If you live in Birmingham, register with the Birmingham grammar schools, and choose to share the result with Warwickshire.
- If you live in Shropshire, Wolverhampton or Walsall, register with those grammar schools.
- If you live somewhere else, register in the area where you would most like your child to go to school.
For September 2027 entry, Warwickshire's registration opened on 7 May 2026 and closed at 4pm on 30 June 2026 (the time given in the school's policy; check the council's page for the current year).
Proof of address. Warwickshire County Council asks for proof of address in early December of Year 6. The school's 2027 policy asks for it by 11.59pm on 31 December.
Test day and results
For September 2027 entry, the main test sessions were on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September 2026, and results were due by Friday 16 October 2026. You then apply for a school place to your home council by 31 October.
Open evening
The school's main open evening for September 2027 entry was on Wednesday 1 July 2026. Dates for September 2028 entry haven't been published yet. Check the school's admissions page.
Find out more
Read our West Midlands 11+ guide for the test format, how scores work and the yearly timeline, or try a sample question to see how NextJen explains each answer.
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Sources
The facts on this page come from these published pages. Admission policies can change each year, so check the school's current policy before you name it as a preference.
- Rugby High School: Admissionsrugbyhighschool.co.uk
- Rugby High School: 11+rugbyhighschool.co.uk
- Rugby High School: Admissions policy 2027–28rugbyhighschool.co.uk
- Rugby High School: Open evening 2026rugbyhighschool.co.uk
- Warwickshire County Council: Grammar schools and the 11+ testwarwickshire.gov.uk
- Warwickshire County Council: Grammar schools in Warwickshirewarwickshire.gov.uk
- West Midlands Grammar Schools: Partnership schoolswestmidlandsgrammarschools.co.uk
Last checked 4 October 2026