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State secondary schools in Gloucestershire

41 schools · South West · 2024/25 Department for Education figures

Gloucestershire has 41 state secondaries, 27 of them with sixth forms, 7 grammar schools among them. 86.8% of families got their first choice last year, better than most of England. Results run from 22.6% to 99.3% passing English and maths, a spread of 77 points, with a middle school at 48.8%, above England's 45.4%.

Of those Ofsted has graded, 4 rated Outstanding, 24 Good, 1 Requires improvement. 12 schools carry no overall grade at all — either inspected since Ofsted stopped issuing one in September 2024, or never inspected.

41 schools in Gloucestershire. Tap one, or see the full list.
23% 99% passed English & maths no figure

Gloucestershire against England

State-funded schools, 2024/25

53%

Passed English & maths grade 5 or above

7.7% above England

England 45%

50.3

Attainment 8 average score

4.2 above England

England 46.1

22%

Persistently absent missed 10% of sessions

in line with England

England 21%

Getting a place

2026/27 secondary admissions round, across Gloucestershire

86.8%

Got their first choiceof those who applied

England 84%

95.9%

Got one of their threefirst, second or third

0.2%

Got no offer at allfrom any preference

25%

Appeals upheld143 of 562 heard

These are figures for Gloucestershire as a whole. A popular school can be much harder to get into than the average suggests, and the criteria that decide it are set by each school's own admission authority rather than centrally. How applying works

How much the choice matters here

Across Gloucestershire's 40 schools, the share passing English and maths runs from 23% to 99%. That is a spread of 77 percentage points, wider than most councils.

The typical council spans about 48 points. Where schools are close together the school a child gets matters less; where they are far apart it matters a great deal. The widest spreads are all selective areas, where grammar schools sit at one end and everything else at the other.

Gloucestershire schools, subject by subject

The share reaching grade 4 or above, among schools entering at least 20 pupils. Which pupils take a subject differs a lot between schools, so read this as what happened rather than as a ranking of teaching.

mathsgeographyenglish literatureenglish languagehistorycombined scienceartphysicschemistrybiologyspanishphysical educationcomputer sciencebusiness studiesfrenchdesign technologyfood technologyreligious studies
  1. 1 Stroud High School Stroud · 21 entries 100%
  2. 2 Churchdown School Gloucester · 42 entries 95%
  3. 3 Denmark Road High School Gloucester · 152 entries 95%
  4. 4 Pate's Grammar School Cheltenham · 37 entries 95%
  5. 5 Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre Cheltenham · 66 entries 94%
  6. 6 The Cotswold Academy Cheltenham · 39 entries 92%
  7. 7 Maidenhill School Stonehouse · 20 entries 90%
  8. 8 Cirencester Deer Park School Cirencester · 21 entries 86%
  9. 9 Cleeve School Cheltenham · 42 entries 81%
  10. 10 Severn Vale School Gloucester · 30 entries 80%
  11. 11 Balcarras School Cheltenham · 57 entries 79%
  12. 12 Thomas Keble School Stroud · 22 entries 73%
  13. 13 Gloucester Academy Gloucester · 33 entries 70%
  14. 14 Chipping Campden School Chipping Campden · 48 entries 69%
  15. 15 Holmleigh Park High School Gloucester · 34 entries 65%
  16. 16 Archway School Stroud · 31 entries 61%
  17. 17 St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre Gloucester · 218 entries 59%
  18. 18 Farmor's School Fairford · 26 entries 58%
  19. 19 All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham Cheltenham · 158 entries 46%
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Schools in neighbouring authorities are not in this list, because admissions run per authority. See bordering areas.

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  • All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham Cheltenham · Good.
    Eng & maths
    32%
    Attainment 8
    38.5
    Absence
    29%
  • Archway School Stroud · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    40%
    Attainment 8
    43.3
    Absence
    34%
  • Balcarras School Cheltenham · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    67%
    Attainment 8
    58.5
    Absence
    7%
  • Barnwood Park School Gloucester · Good.
    Eng & maths
    36%
    Attainment 8
    41.1
    Absence
    30%
  • Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre Cheltenham · Good.
    Eng & maths
    47%
    Attainment 8
    48.1
    Absence
    26%
  • Chipping Campden School Chipping Campden · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    52%
    Attainment 8
    47.3
    Absence
    18%
  • Chosen Hill School Gloucester · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    53%
    Attainment 8
    48.6
    Absence
    21%
  • Churchdown School Gloucester · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    54%
    Attainment 8
    51.5
    Absence
    16%
  • Cirencester Deer Park School Cirencester · Good.
    Eng & maths
    56%
    Attainment 8
    52.5
    Absence
    22%
  • Cirencester Kingshill School Cirencester · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    46%
    Attainment 8
    48.2
    Absence
    18%
  • Cleeve School Cheltenham · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    53%
    Attainment 8
    49.9
    Absence
    22%
  • Dene Magna and Sixth Form Mitcheldean · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    60%
    Attainment 8
    52.6
    Absence
    19%
  • Denmark Road High School Gloucester · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    94%
    Attainment 8
    72.9
    Absence
    10%
  • Farmor's School Fairford · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    49%
    Attainment 8
    49.1
    Absence
    19%
  • Five Acres High School Coleford · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    55%
    Attainment 8
    51.8
    Absence
    20%
  • Gloucester Academy Gloucester · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    23%
    Attainment 8
    36.6
    Absence
    35%
  • Henley Bank High School Gloucester · Good.
    Eng & maths
    50%
    Attainment 8
    49
    Absence
    28%
  • Holmleigh Park High School Gloucester · Good.
    Eng & maths
    33%
    Attainment 8
    41.8
    Absence
    28%
  • Katharine Lady Berkeley's School Wotton-under-Edge · Good.
    Eng & maths
    60%
    Attainment 8
    53.1
    Absence
    16%
  • Maidenhill School Stonehouse · Good.
    Eng & maths
    42%
    Attainment 8
    45.5
    Absence
    24%
  • Marling School Stroud · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    98%
    Attainment 8
    73.9
    Absence
    9%
  • Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre Newent · Good.
    Eng & maths
    34%
    Attainment 8
    41.5
    Absence
    27%
  • Pate's Grammar School Cheltenham · Outstanding. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    99%
    Attainment 8
    82.7
    Absence
    6%
  • Pittville School Cheltenham · Good.
    Eng & maths
    44%
    Attainment 8
    47.5
    Absence
    25%
  • Rednock School Dursley · Good.
    Eng & maths
    43%
    Attainment 8
    44.9
    Absence
    23%
  • Ribston Hall High School Gloucester · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    91%
    Attainment 8
    67.7
    Absence
    14%
  • Severn Vale School Gloucester · Good. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    47%
    Attainment 8
    43.7
    Absence
    24%
  • SGS Berkeley Green UTC Berkeley · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    32%
    Attainment 8
    41.2
    Absence
    31%
  • SGS Forest High School Cinderford · Requires improvement.
    Eng & maths
    33%
    Attainment 8
    35.6
    Absence
    27%
  • Sir Thomas Rich's School Gloucester · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    99%
    Attainment 8
    77.2
    Absence
    10%
  • Sir William Romney's School Tetbury · Good.
    Eng & maths
    43%
    Attainment 8
    44.1
    Absence
    23%
  • St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre Gloucester · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    43%
    Attainment 8
    44.1
    Absence
    22%
  • Stroud High School Stroud · Outstanding.
    Eng & maths
    98%
    Attainment 8
    76.9
    Absence
    12%
  • Tewkesbury Academy Tewkesbury · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    39%
    Attainment 8
    43.1
    Absence
    26%
  • The Cotswold Academy Cheltenham · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    55%
    Attainment 8
    53
    Absence
    20%
  • The Crypt School Gloucester · Outstanding. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    98%
    Attainment 8
    72.7
    Absence
    6%
  • The Dean Academy Lydney · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    32%
    Attainment 8
    43.1
    Absence
    24%
  • The High School Leckhampton Cheltenham · Outstanding.
    Eng & maths
    —
    Attainment 8
    —
    Absence
    9%
  • Thomas Keble School Stroud · Good. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    53%
    Attainment 8
    47.6
    Absence
    20%
  • Winchcombe School Cheltenham · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    32%
    Attainment 8
    42.8
    Absence
    26%
  • Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre Chepstow · Good.
    Eng & maths
    45%
    Attainment 8
    45.8
    Absence
    23%

Pick up to 4 schools to see them side by side in the comparison tool, subject by subject.

Sixth form · Key stage 5·2024/25

A levels in Gloucestershire

26 of Gloucestershire's 27 sixth forms publish A level results. Ranked on the share reaching AAB or better in at least two of the subjects universities name, which is the measure the steepest entry requirements are written in.

Sixth form Grade AAB+

A level results only. A sixth form running mostly BTECs and other applied courses will show a dash here and can still be the right one — those are graded on their own scale, where a distinction and an A grade carry the same points and mean different things.

Bordering Gloucestershire

Near a boundary, schools on both sides are usually in reach. Whether a child can apply is set by each school's admission criteria, not by the border.

Herefordshire, County of 15 schools · 43% passed English & mathsOxfordshire 42 schools · 48% passed English & mathsSouth Gloucestershire 16 schools · 43% passed English & mathsSwindon 14 schools · 43% passed English & mathsWarwickshire 39 schools · 50% passed English & mathsWiltshire 28 schools · 45% passed English & mathsWorcestershire 31 schools · 41% passed English & maths

What these mean

Attainment 8
The average pupil's total score across eight GCSE-equivalent subjects, with English and maths counting double. It is scored out of 90. A score of 50 is roughly equivalent to achieving a grade 5 across eight subjects.
Grades 4 and 5
GCSEs are graded from 9 down to 1. Grade 4 is a standard pass and broadly corresponds to the old grade C; grade 5 is what the government calls a strong pass. Grade 7 is broadly equivalent to an old grade A.
Persistent absence
The share of pupils who miss at least 10% of their possible sessions during the school year. This includes both authorised and unauthorised absence, so illness and other authorised reasons are included. Persistent absence has remained substantially higher than its pre-pandemic level.
First preference
The share of families who were offered the school they ranked first on their application, on national offer day in March. This figure is calculated across the relevant schools or admissions authority, so a high overall figure does not necessarily mean that every individual school is easy to get into.
Spare places
The amount of available capacity a school has compared with the number of pupils on roll. This is different from oversubscription: spare places measure whether a school has capacity, whereas oversubscription describes demand for places exceeding the number available. A school with no spare places may be popular, but a small school can also be full without receiving a large number of applications.
Average A-level grade
The average grade achieved across students' A-level entries. This is different from measures such as the proportion achieving AAB or better in two or more facilitating subjects, which are sometimes used to indicate higher attainment and university-entry performance.
Covers state-funded schools in England; independent schools are not included, and neither the list nor the subject figures above take account of them.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Key stage 4 performance and school characteristics: Department for Education, 2024/25. Inspection outcomes: Ofsted.