Admissions

At Rugby Free Secondary School, we recognise the importance of a smooth, positive transition from primary school to secondary school.

We understand that this may be a stressful time for both students and parents. Therefore we work very closely with students, parents and our feeder primary schools to ensure that the process is as stress free as possible. Deciding where to send your child to secondary school is a huge decision and one which must be taken early on.

Click on the image below to download the Year 5 Head Teacher’s Open Day Powerpoint

Admissions Policy 2025 – 26

Why don’t you come and visit us?

In order to help you make the decision on whether RFSS is the right school for your child, we invite you to join up for our Open Evening held at the beginning of each academic year

During the Open Evening you will have the chance to meet the leadership team, teaching staff, support staff and discuss all aspects of school life. You can visit our excellent facilities and see examples of students work as each department showcases what they have on offer. There will also be the opportunity to hear directly from the Headteacher during one of the talks held throughout the evening.

Please keep an eye on our website and social media pages for dates, times and links to book in for the evening. If you would like to see the school but can’t wait until one of our Open Evenings then you can watch our virtual tour, the video for which is shown below.

RFSS School Tour

Click HERE for the In Year Admissions Application Form

This form is only to be used for in year admission applications for Year 8 – Year 11 for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Year 7 in year admission applications are managed by Warwickshire County Council until the end of the Autumn Term.  At the start of the Spring Term, the above form can then be used.

Admissions FAQ

Application Process

Year 6-7 Admissions

For applications in the normal admissions round you should use the application form provided by your home local authority (regardless of which local authority the schools are in). You can use this form to express your preference for a minimum of 3 state-funded schools, in rank order. You will receive an offer for a school place directly from your local authority.

The local authority oversee all applications for Year 7 places up until the end of the Autumn Term. For any applications after this time, please see the In Year Applications below.

In Year Admissions

Parents can apply for a place for their child at any time outside the normal admissions round. For in year admissions, parents /carers must apply via the Rugby Free Secondary School In Year Admissions Application Form which can be found above . If it is not possible to offer a place, the waiting list procedures will apply.

Parents will be notified of the outcome of their in-year application in writing within 15 school days.

Full details of our application processes can be found in our Admissions Policy.

Year 7 Admission Timeline

Please download our Admissions Process here