Education
Warwickshire is one of the few local authorities in England to still maintain the grammar school system (based on the eleven plus exam) in two districts: Stratford-upon-Avon and Rugby.
Schools in Rugby include the Lawrence Sheriff School for boys (which came top of the country in the 2009 and 2010 GCSE League Tables), and Rugby High School for Girls, which are grammar schools. Ashlawn School (formerly Dunsmore School for Boys, Dunsmore School for Girls and Fareham School) is a partially selective school. Perhaps the most renowned school is Rugby School, a public school. This is home of rugby football and the top co-educational boarding school in the country. There are also several other schools, equivalent to the type of school formerly known as a secondary modern school. These are Bilton School (formerly Herbert Kay & Westlands School, and Bilton High School), Avon Valley School (formerly 'Newbold School'), Bishop Wulstan School (now shut), and Harris School. Rugby is also home to a college, which is now a part of the Warwickshire College group.
Other schools in the town include Eastlands Primary School.
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