School Chooser

Secondary schools in Gloucestershire

There are 41 secondary schools in Gloucestershire, teaching 44,118 pupils. Of the 40 with a score, 21 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 9 do worse.

Best in EnglandPrimary schools in GloucestershireAll schools in GloucestershirePlaces within
Pupils from low-income families20%average across these schools
Doing better than similar schools21 of 40scored schools in the top two bands
New-style Ofsted report cards11inspected since November 2025
Good or outstanding (old grades)141 requires improvement or inadequate
Full or nearly full17 of 40schools with 98% or more of places taken
Average class size23.1one-teacher classes, January census
Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Getting a place in Gloucestershire

From Gloucestershire council's allocation figures for 2026 entry: 40 secondary schools, 12 of which filled on distance and 28 offered a place to everyone who applied. Every school's page has a postcode check.

Hardest to get into

The last place went to a child living this far away. The shorter the distance, the harder it is to get in.

  1. The High School Leckhampton 1.2 miles
  2. Balcarras School 1.2 miles
  3. Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre 1.5 miles
  4. Thomas Keble School 2.0 miles
  5. Pittville School 2.4 miles
  6. Severn Vale School 2.4 miles
  7. Cleeve School 2.8 miles
  8. Dene Magna and Sixth Form 3.8 miles
  9. Chipping Campden School 5.0 miles
  10. Winchcombe School 9.2 miles
  11. The Cotswold Academy 10.3 miles
  12. Cirencester Deer Park School 11.1 miles

Places to spare

Every applicant was offered a place.

Most first choices per place

Pate's Grammar School
1.4 per place
The High School Leckhampton
1.4 per place
Stroud High School
1.3 per place
Balcarras School
1.3 per place
Thomas Keble School
1.3 per place
St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
1.3 per place
Denmark Road High School
1.3 per place
Sir Thomas Rich's School
1.3 per place

Source: Gloucestershire council (allocation statistics). Councils we hold this for.

Secondary schools (41)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#SchoolPupilsLow incomeOfstedScoreLikely range
1Pate's Grammar SchoolAcademy (grammar) · ages 11-18 · Cheltenham1,2886%Outstanding 20249997 to 100
2The Crypt SchoolAcademy (grammar) · ages 11-18 · Gloucester1,1004%Outstanding 20249896 to 100
3Stroud High SchoolAcademy (grammar) · ages 11-18 · Stroud1,1443%Outstanding 20239896 to 100
4Sir Thomas Rich's SchoolAcademy (grammar) · ages 11-18 · Gloucester1,2406%Report card 20259795 to 99
5Denmark Road High SchoolAcademy (grammar) · ages 11-18 · Gloucester1,0246%Report card 20269694 to 98
6Balcarras SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Cheltenham1,4276%No overall grade 20259491 to 96
7Marling SchoolAcademy (grammar) · ages 11-18 · Stroud1,0824%No overall grade 20249491 to 96
8The High School LeckhamptonFree school · ages 11-16 · Cheltenham75910%Outstanding 20249283 to 96
9Churchdown SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Gloucester1,43018%Report card 20268884 to 92
10Five Acres High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Coleford78628%Report card 20268682 to 91
11Ribston Hall High SchoolAcademy (grammar) · ages 11-18 · Gloucester9398%Report card 20268682 to 90
12The Cotswold AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Cheltenham1,56415%No overall grade 20258682 to 90
13Dene Magna and Sixth FormAcademy · ages 11-18 · Mitcheldean1,02022%No overall grade 20248175 to 85
14Katharine Lady Berkeley's SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Wotton-under-Edge1,54911%Good 20237466 to 79
15Cirencester Deer Park SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Cirencester1,02016%Good 20237264 to 79
16Cleeve SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Cheltenham1,90321%No overall grade 20257062 to 77
17Thomas Keble SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Stroud71818%Good 20236959 to 77
18Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form CentreAcademy · ages 11-18 · Cheltenham1,84624%Good 20226860 to 75
19Chipping Campden SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Chipping Campden1,46520%No overall grade 20256859 to 75
20Pittville SchoolFoundation · ages 11-16 · Cheltenham85835%Not inspected6758 to 75
21Henley Bank High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Gloucester91632%Good 20226656 to 74
22Chosen Hill SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Gloucester1,29518%No overall grade 20245848 to 67
23Cirencester Kingshill SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Cirencester80620%No overall grade 20255545 to 66
24Farmor's SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Fairford1,06713%Report card 20265444 to 65
25Severn Vale SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Gloucester1,35023%Not inspected5344 to 63
26Rednock SchoolFoundation · ages 11-18 · Dursley1,28022%Good 20235242 to 62
27Sir William Romney's SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Tetbury49522%Not inspected4937 to 61
28Maidenhill SchoolFoundation · ages 11-16 · Stonehouse71426%Good 20224635 to 57
29Holmleigh Park High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Gloucester1,41635%Good 20234333 to 53
30Wyedean School and Sixth Form CentreAcademy · ages 11-18 · Chepstow1,02417%Good 20234231 to 52
31The Dean AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Lydney81634%Report card 20263627 to 47
32Tewkesbury AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Tewkesbury1,01925%No overall grade 20253526 to 46
33Gloucester AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Gloucester1,01442%No overall grade 20243022 to 41
34SGS Berkeley Green UTCUniversity technical college · ages 14-19 · Berkeley39120%Report card 20263021 to 42
35Winchcombe SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Cheltenham51522%Report card 20262417 to 33
36St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form CentreAcademy · ages 11-18 · Gloucester1,54525%Report card 20262015 to 26
37Newent Community School and Sixth Form CentreAcademy · ages 11-18 · Newent97624%Good 20241712 to 22
38All Saints' Academy, CheltenhamAcademy · ages 11-19 · Cheltenham1,10039%Not inspected1611 to 21
39Archway SchoolCouncil · ages 11-18 · Stroud1,05329%Report card 2026118 to 16
40SGS Forest High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Cinderford25537%Requires improvement 2024117 to 17
Barnwood Park SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Gloucester90936%Not inspected–

Secondary schools by town in Gloucestershire

Berkeley1 schoolsCheltenham9 schoolsChepstow1 schoolsChipping Campden1 schoolsCinderford1 schoolsCirencester2 schoolsColeford1 schoolsDursley1 schoolsFairford1 schoolsGloucester12 schoolsLydney1 schoolsNewent1 schoolsStonehouse1 schoolsStroud4 schoolsTetbury1 schoolsTewkesbury1 schoolsWotton-under-Edge1 schools

Secondary schools in nearby areas

Devon43 schoolsSomerset36 schoolsCornwall31 schoolsWiltshire29 schoolsDorset29 schoolsBristol, City of25 schoolsSouth Gloucestershire19 schoolsBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole24 schoolsPlymouth19 schoolsBath and North East Somerset14 schoolsSwindon14 schoolsNorth Somerset11 schools

About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.