The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College
Rugby, CV21 1EH · Warwickshire · secondary school
24th of 36 secondary schools in Warwickshire we can score, 38 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 5.3/10 against 706 of them, against 3.7/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.81 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 40.3 · 41 | 30% | 1.23 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.28 · 29 | 25% | 0.72 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 44.4 · 42 | 10% | 0.42 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 40.3% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 44.4, slightly below the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.28 in 2023/24, indicating pupils made less progress than those starting from similar positions nationally. Ofsted rated the school Good in May 2023. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (5.3 out of 10 against similar schools, 3.7 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. The school operates as a Performing Arts College.
Getting in. There are 1096 pupils in a school with 1100 places, leaving 4 spare places. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who start below the national median in Attainment 8? With only 4 places remaining, what is the process for securing a spot if you are not on the initial list? How does the performing arts curriculum integrate with core subjects like English and maths?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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