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Rugby School Lawrence Sheriff Street Rugby Warwickshire CV22 5EH. enquiries@rugbyschool.co.uk +44 (0)1788 556 216
Our School is not a simple progression of being honed and sharpened for exam results that beautify a league table. Yet, our performance and our ambition in this arena are at the highest level. Why would that be?
A brief history of Rugby School. At least two centuries of Rugby’s history are written in the stones and other monuments to tradition that stand around the School Close, where in 1823, local lad William Webb Ellis, with a fine disregard for the rules of football, took the ball in his arms and ran with it, originating the game of rugby football.
As one of the top academic schools in Britain, teaching and learning is at the core of what we do. Students at Rugby have the benefit of fantastic educational facilities and highly qualified staff teaching GCSE, A Level and the IB Diploma.
A very warm welcome to the Admissions Department at Rugby School. We are here to help every step of the way to make the admissions journey an easy one. Having explored our website, we encourage you to come and see us, and experience Rugby School for yourself.
The Admissions Department can arrange personal visits during the term (Tuesday to Friday). Please try to give us at least one week’s notice. Such visits can include a meeting with a senior member of the Admissions team and a tour of the school with our pupils and lunch in a boarding house.
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Sport at Rugby. Rugby majors on the five core sports of cricket, hockey, rugby, netball, and tennis with athletics in the Trinity Term. Our close links with professional sports organisations such as Leicester Tigers RFC, Warwickshire Country Cricket Club and Wasps Super League netball help those talented students to progress.
We offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and A Levels as part of our Sixth Form curriculum. For more details, click on the Curriculum Guide here. International Applicants. Rugby School welcomes applications from candidates who live overseas.
Although it may seem difficult to leave your current school, the opportunities and experiences that can be gained at Rugby certainly outweigh the challenge of joining a new Sixth Form. There is a real sense of community here unlike many other schools.
