The Richard Pate School
The Richard Pate School is an independent school in Cheltenham for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 288 pupils and room for 310.
Southern Road, Leckhampton, Cheltenham, GL53 9RP01242 522086richardpate.co.ukMr Sam Morgan headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 288 | 296 | 302 | 300 | 289 | 298 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 7% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 5% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leckhampton Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 740 m | 630 | Good 2022 | 93 | Compare |
| Naunton Park Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 402 | No overall grade 2024 | 88 | Compare |
| St Edward's School | Independent | 0.9 miles | 224 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The High School Leckhampton | Free school | 1.0 miles | 759 | Outstanding 2024 | 92 | Compare |
| Charlton Kings Infants' School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 311 | Good 2024 | 81 | Compare |
| Charlton Kings Junior School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 381 | Good 2023 | 93 | Compare |
| University of Gloucestershire | Higher education institutions | 1.2 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Balcarras School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 1,427 | No overall grade 2025 | 94 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Richard Pate School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Richard Pate School yet.
How many pupils does The Richard Pate School have?
288 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 310 places, so it is 93% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Southern Road, Leckhampton, Cheltenham, GL53 9RP
- Telephone
- 01242 522086
- Website
- www.richardpate.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Sam Morgan
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Ward
- Charlton Park
- Constituency
- Cheltenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1955
- URN
- 115801 · LAESTAB 9166039 · UKPRN 10070247
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.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 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.