Gloucestershire College
Gloucestershire College is a further education in Gloucester for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.
Llanthony Road, Gloucester, GL2 5JQ0345 155 2020gloscol.ac.ukMr Matthew Burgess principalAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
A level and sixth-form results, 2025
1,371 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,371 | 1,235 | 1,372 | 1,401 | 2,458 | 2,688 |
| Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry | – | – | – | – | 20.28 | 24.40 |
| Average A level grade | – | z | – | – | D | D+ |
| Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS | – | – | – | – | – | 27.92 |
| AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects | – | – | – | – | – | 8% |
| A level progressA level value added | – | – | – | – | -0.64 | -0.18 |
| Applied general courses: points per entry | 23.96 | 23.22 | 24.24 | 26.10 | – | – |
| T levels: points per entry | 17.28 | 19.12 | 18.76 | 23.54 | – | – |
| Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed | – | – | – | – | 75% | 80% |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Gloucestershire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
What pupils do next
After sixth form
Where the 1,308 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 60%, compared with 78% for everyone else.
Where the ones heading for university went
Among students from low-income families, 27% went on to degree-level study or training and 0% to a top-third university.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 73% | 73% | 74% | – |
| Education | 17% | 19% | 23% | – |
| Apprenticeship | 12% | 11% | 13% | 4% |
| Work | 44% | 44% | 37% | – |
| Not in education, work or training | 22% | 21% | 22% | – |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 730 m | 233 | Good 2024 | 18 | Compare |
| The King's School, Gloucester | Independent | 0.6 miles | 709 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls | Independent | 0.8 miles | 76 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Linden Primary School | Council | 0.8 miles | 420 | Good 2023 | 31 | Compare |
| Al Ashraf Primary School | Independent | 0.9 miles | 136 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Kingsholm Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 0.9 miles | 605 | No overall grade 2025 | 8 | Compare |
| Widden Primary School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 438 | Requires improvement 2022 | 0 | Compare |
| Edward Jenner School | Independent | 0.9 miles | 43 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Gloucestershire College a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Gloucestershire College yet.
How many pupils does Gloucestershire College have?
The number of pupils is not published.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Llanthony Road, Gloucester, GL2 5JQ
- Telephone
- 0345 155 2020
- Website
- www.gloscol.ac.uk
- Principal
- Mr Matthew Burgess
- Type of school
- Further education (Further education, colleges)
- Phase
- College, ages 16-99
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Ward
- Westgate
- Constituency
- Gloucester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 130683 · LAESTAB 9168000 · UKPRN 10002696
- Formerly
- Royal Forest of Dean College
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.