Houlton School
Signal Drive, RUGBY, CV23 1ED
895 pupils · 90% of 1,000 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- TRANSFORMING LIVES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.7%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 27 February 2024, published 17 April 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.5 first-choice applications per place (primary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.04 first-choice applications per place (secondary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 28 | 14 | 75 | 28 |
| Sept 2026 entry | 172 | 179 | 630 | 172 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 182 | 169 | 587 | 182 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 171 | 192 | 603 | 171 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 175 | 223 | 633 | 175 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 172 | 177 | 565 | 172 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Ashlawn School 3.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Lawrence Sheriff School 4.5 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Rugby Free Secondary School 5.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Harris Church of England Academy 5.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College 6.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Rugby High School 6.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.