Admissions
To be accepted into the school, pupils must currently take the Eleven plus exam and be ranked within the top 90 girls who have taken the exam. Candidates who live in Rugby must come in the top 90 girls and candidates who live in the wider catchment area (10 miles from the rugby water tower) must come within the top 45.
It caters purely for female students aged 11 to 16, and joins with Lawrence Sheriff School, a selective boys' grammar school, to teach those aged between 16 and 18. 6th formers studying at Lawrence Sheriff School attend lessons at Rugby High when their subject is not catered for on the Lawrence Sheriff site and vice versa.
In the 11-16 age range, the school has a three-form intake. Each year group numbers roughly 90 girls. At post 16, pupils from many other schools join the current pupils at Rugby High School to create a year group that is around double the size of 11-16 year groups.
As of 2013-2014 intake, the school will have a 4 form intake with less students in each form, following the same system as Lawrence Sheriff School. This was due to a compliant about equal rights. The school is currently undergoing building work to allow space for this to be able to happen.
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