King Edward VI School vs Rugby High School
Both are grammar schools in Warwickshire, 21.0 miles apart. Side-by-side on official DfE, Ofsted and council admissions data.
Side by side
| King Edward VI School | Rugby High School | |
|---|---|---|
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary |
| Gender | Boys | Girls |
| Pupils on roll | 869 | 929 |
| Free school meals | 2.2% | 8.4% |
| Ofsted rating | Outstanding | Good |
| Attainment 8 — 2024/25 | 83.3 | 74.9 |
| A-level average points — 2024/25 | 46.35 | 40.31 |
| 11+ test board | GL Assessment | GL Assessment |
| Admission system | pass/fail then criteria order | pass/fail then criteria order |
| Places offered — 202627 | 87 | 150 |
| First preferences per place — higher means more competition for a first-preference place | 2.54 | 1.66 |
Qualifying scores
King Edward VI School
233 (2025 entry)
Automatic Qualifying Score (AQS) = 233. Competitive cutoffs: inner circle (Cat3) = 235, outer circle (Cat4) = 263. 87 offers total: 70 inner, 7 outer.
Rugby High School
213 (2025 entry)
Automatic Qualifying Score (AQS) = 213. Competitive cutoffs: Area 1 East Warks (Cat3) = 234 (50 places), Area 2 Priority Circle (Cat4) = 222 (62 places). Total 120 offers. Minimum waiting list = 210.
Who gets priority
Where a school is oversubscribed, these are the first criteria applied, in order. This is usually what decides an application.
King Edward VI School
- Looked-After/Previously Looked-After Children at/above AQS, or up to 20 marks below it
- Up to 13 places: Pupil Premium (Free School Meals) children in the outer priority circle (incl. inner), at/above AQS or
- Up to 70 places: children in the inner priority circle at/above AQS
- Children in the outer priority circle (incl. inner) at/above AQS
Source: school admissions policy.
Rugby High School
- Looked-After/Previously Looked-After Children at/above AQS, or up to 15 marks below it
- Up to 20 places: Pupil Premium children in the priority areas, at/above AQS or up to 15 marks below
- Up to 50 places: children in Area 1 - East Warwickshire at/above AQS
- Children in Area 2 - Eastern Priority Circle at/above AQS
Source: school admissions policy.
Choosing between them
King Edward VI School is a boys school and Rugby High School is a girls school, so for many families the starting point is which one can admit their child. The figures on this page are the published ones — they describe intakes and results, not what either school would be like for your child. The right choice depends on your family's own priorities and circumstances.
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