- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Gloucestershire average, low absence.
213 first choices, 146 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 8
Gloucestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,288
Secondary schools in Gloucestershire
All 77 secondary schools in Gloucestershire. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Girls
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Gloucestershire average, low absence.
197 first choices, 149 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7
Gloucestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,144
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Gloucestershire average, low absence.
158 first choices, 147 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7
Gloucestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,100
- Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
- Boys
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Gloucestershire average, low absence.
194 first choices, 150 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 8
Gloucestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,240
- Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
- Girls
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Gloucestershire average, low absence.
190 first choices, 147 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7
Gloucestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,024
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Gloucestershire average, low absence.
239 first choices, 181 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
Gloucestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,427
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the Gloucestershire average, low absence.
237 first choices, 164 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
Gloucestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 759
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Girls
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Gloucestershire average, low absence.
152 first choices, 149 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7
Gloucestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 939
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Boys
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Gloucestershire average, low absence.
164 first choices, 149 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7
Gloucestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,082
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Gloucestershire average, low absence.
276 first choices, 241 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
Gloucestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,564
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Gloucestershire average, low absence.
292 first choices, 238 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Gloucestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,430
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Gloucestershire average, low absence.
284 first choices, 261 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Gloucestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,549
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Gloucestershire average.
253 first choices, 222 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Gloucestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 15Gloucestershire about 16
- Pupils
- 1,465
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Gloucestershire average.
312 first choices, 304 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Gloucestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 15Gloucestershire about 16
- Pupils
- 1,903
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Has a sixth form
Results below the Gloucestershire average, low absence.
176 first choices, 165 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4
Gloucestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,020
- Ofsted:Strong standard or better
Results below the Gloucestershire average.
120 first choices, 130 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Gloucestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 15Gloucestershire about 16
- Pupils
- 786
- Ofsted:Good
Results close to the Gloucestershire average.
186 first choices, 204 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Gloucestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 15Gloucestershire about 16
- Pupils
- 1,020
- Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Gloucestershire average.
152 first choices, 164 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Gloucestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 14Gloucestershire about 16
- Pupils
- 1,067
- Ofsted:Good
Results below the Gloucestershire average.
164 first choices, 123 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Gloucestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 16Gloucestershire about 16
- Pupils
- 718
- Ofsted:Good in every area
Results close to the Gloucestershire average.
141 first choices, 154 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Gloucestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 16Gloucestershire about 16
- Pupils
- 806
- Ofsted:Good
Results close to the Gloucestershire average.
277 first choices, 264 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Gloucestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 16Gloucestershire about 16
- Pupils
- 1,350
Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
Cheltenham, GL51 3EF · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Gloucestershire average, high absence.
276 first choices, 292 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Gloucestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,846
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Gloucestershire average, high absence.
148 first choices, 185 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Gloucestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 916
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results below the Gloucestershire average.
211 first choices, 209 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
Gloucestershire Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- About 15Gloucestershire about 16
- Pupils
- 1,295
- Secondary schools77including 18 special
- Typical GCSE grade50.2England 46.2
- Good or Outstanding100%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools15 of 772 Catholic, 7 Church of England
- With a nursery class9take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals19.6%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Gloucestershire's secondary schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
GCSE score (Attainment 8)
Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Gloucestershire
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 59 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 4 of 18
- Good: 14 of 18
- Requires improvement: 0 of 18
- Inadequate: 0 of 18
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Gloucestershire
Some are faith schools.
15 of the 77 secondary schools in Gloucestershire have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterApply by 31 October.
Apply to your council in Year 6 for a Year 7 place. Offers come out on 1 March.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Secondary schools in Gloucestershire, explained
There are 77 secondary schools in Gloucestershire, teaching 51,870 children. 4 are run by the council and 43 are academies or free schools. Among them are 18 special and 23 independent schools.
100% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 4 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
Pupils in Gloucestershire scored an average Attainment 8 of 50.2 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
19.6% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,445 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 22.8% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Pick an area to see its secondary schools, or browse other kinds of school in and around Gloucestershire.
- Gloucester14 secondary schools
- Cheltenham13 secondary schools
- Tewkesbury5 secondary schools
- Stroud4 secondary schools
- Stonehouse3 secondary schools
- Brockworth2 secondary schools
- Churchdown2 secondary schools
- Cinderford2 secondary schools
- Cirencester2 secondary schools
- Bishop's Cleeve1 school
- Chalford1 school
- Lydney1 school
- Newent1 school
- Quedgeley and Hardwicke1 school
- Tetbury1 school
Other schools in Gloucestershire
- Primary schools279 schools
- Nurseries250 schools
- Sixth forms44 schools
- Grammar schools7 schools
- Private schools31 schools
- Special schools25 schools
- Boarding schools12 schools
- Faith schools131 schools
- Catholic schools10 schools
- Church of England schools112 schools
- Muslim schools2 schools
- Girls' schools5 schools
- Boys' schools2 schools
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many secondary schools are in Gloucestershire?
There are 77 secondary schools in Gloucestershire, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best secondary schools in Gloucestershire?
The highest-ranked secondary schools in Gloucestershire on Eduscope are Pate's Grammar School, Stroud High School and The Crypt School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding secondary schools are in Gloucestershire?
Gloucestershire has 4 secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 14 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are secondary schools in Gloucestershire ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Gloucestershire secondary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across secondary schools in Gloucestershire is 17:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a secondary school in Gloucestershire?
When choosing a secondary school in Gloucestershire, consider Ofsted ratings, GCSE results (Progress 8 and Attainment 8), sixth form provision, and the school's specialisms. You can compare all 77 secondary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, and admissions policy.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.