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Secondary schools in Gloucestershire
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
What the data says
Gloucestershire has 41 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 6,782 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 85% stayed in education (England 86%): 46% in a school sixth form, 11% at a sixth form college, 26% at a further education college.
4% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 36% of students in Gloucestershire went to university (England 37%), and 22% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 50.3 against 46.1 for England; 53% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Gloucestershire against England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 6,782 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 46% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 11% | 13% |
| — further education college | 26% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
Map of secondary schools in Gloucestershire
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (41)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints' Academy, CheltenhamAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,100 | 76% | 55% | 17% | 4% | 37% | 38.5 | 32% |
| Archway SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 1,053 | 84% | 39% | 29% | 4% | 27% | 43.3 | 40% |
| Balcarras SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,427 | 92% | 69% | 9% | 3% | 57% | 58.5 | 67% |
| Barnwood Park SchoolAcademy converter | 909 | 76% | 18% | 51% | 6% | — | 41.1 | 36% |
| Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form CentreAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,846 | 91% | 65% | 20% | 3% | 36% | 48.1 | 47% |
| Chipping Campden SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,465 | 86% | 59% | 27% | 3% | 48% | 47.3 | 52% |
| Chosen Hill SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,295 | 82% | 43% | 31% | 7% | 45% | 48.6 | 53% |
| Churchdown SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,430 | 83% | 48% | 34% | 7% | 42% | 51.5 | 54% |
| Cirencester Deer Park SchoolAcademy converter | 1,020 | 89% | 19% | 12% | 1% | — | 52.5 | 56% |
| Cirencester Kingshill SchoolAcademy converter | 806 | 84% | 16% | 15% | 4% | — | 48.2 | 46% |
| Cleeve SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,903 | 81% | 58% | 22% | 6% | 47% | 49.9 | 53% |
| Dene Magna and Sixth FormAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,020 | 84% | 34% | 45% | 8% | 44% | 52.6 | 60% |
| Denmark Road High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,024 | 99% | 94% | 3% | 1% | 50% | 72.9 | 94% |
| Farmor's SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,067 | 83% | 52% | 6% | 3% | 42% | 49.1 | 49% |
| Five Acres High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 786 | 66% | 15% | 47% | 12% | — | 51.8 | 55% |
| Gloucester AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1,014 | 77% | 20% | 53% | 4% | — | 36.6 | 23% |
| Henley Bank High SchoolAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 916 | 76% | 15% | 51% | 5% | — | 49.0 | 50% |
| Holmleigh Park High SchoolAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,416 | 79% | 39% | 38% | 6% | 33% | 41.8 | 33% |
| Katharine Lady Berkeley's SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,549 | 88% | 58% | 20% | 5% | 50% | 53.1 | 60% |
| Maidenhill SchoolFoundation school | 714 | 75% | 9% | 45% | 4% | — | 45.5 | 42% |
| Marling SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,082 | 97% | 78% | 2% | 2% | 50% | 73.9 | 98% |
| Newent Community School and Sixth Form CentreAcademy converter · sixth form | 976 | 78% | 32% | 43% | 6% | 32% | 41.5 | 34% |
| Pate's Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,288 | 99% | 96% | 1% | 0% | 66% | 82.7 | 99% |
| Pittville SchoolFoundation school | 858 | 73% | 30% | 36% | 7% | — | 47.5 | 44% |
| Rednock SchoolFoundation school · sixth form | 1,280 | 83% | 36% | 24% | 8% | 28% | 44.9 | 43% |
| Ribston Hall High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 939 | 94% | 69% | 20% | 2% | 65% | 67.7 | 91% |
| Severn Vale SchoolAcademy converter | 1,350 | 79% | 19% | 40% | 4% | — | 43.7 | 47% |
| SGS Berkeley Green UTCUniversity technical college · sixth form | 391 | 88% | 51% | 26% | 5% | 21% | 41.2 | 32% |
| SGS Forest High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 255 | 73% | 15% | 58% | 10% | — | 35.6 | 33% |
| Sir Thomas Rich's SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,240 | 99% | 95% | 3% | 0% | 71% | 77.2 | 99% |
| Sir William Romney's SchoolAcademy converter | 495 | 75% | 10% | 27% | 9% | — | 44.1 | 43% |
| St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form CentreAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,545 | 86% | 51% | 34% | 5% | 38% | 44.1 | 43% |
| Stroud High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,144 | 99% | 81% | 1% | 0% | 52% | 76.9 | 98% |
| Tewkesbury AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,019 | 85% | 45% | 34% | 4% | 49% | 43.1 | 39% |
| The Cotswold AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,564 | 89% | 60% | 14% | 2% | 53% | 53.0 | 55% |
| The Crypt SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,100 | 96% | 89% | 3% | 1% | 62% | 72.7 | 98% |
| The Dean AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 816 | 70% | 17% | 54% | 11% | — | 43.1 | 32% |
| The High School LeckhamptonFree schools | 759 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Keble SchoolAcademy converter | 718 | 91% | 6% | 21% | 0% | — | 47.6 | 53% |
| Winchcombe SchoolAcademy converter | 515 | 85% | 38% | 38% | 6% | — | 42.8 | 32% |
| Wyedean School and Sixth Form CentreAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,024 | 78% | 61% | 16% | 3% | 55% | 45.8 | 45% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (25)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cirencester Collegecollege · Further education · sixth form | — | — | — | — | — | 32% | — | — |
| Gloucestershire Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 10% | — | — |
| Hartpury Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 31% | — | — |
| Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girlsindependent · Other independent school | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | 54.9 | 46% |
| Cheltenham Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 1,134 | — | — | — | — | — | 21.4 | 0% |
| Cheltenham Ladies' Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 814 | — | — | — | — | — | 78.2 | 94% |
| Dean Close Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 488 | — | — | — | — | — | 29.4 | 0% |
| OneSchoolGlobal Bristol Campusindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | 50.9 | 17% |
| Oneschool Global Uk - Tewkesbury Campusindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | 54.2 | 57% |
| St Edward's Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 224 | — | — | — | — | — | 38.5 | 0% |
| The King's School, Gloucesterindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 709 | — | — | — | — | — | 32.3 | 0% |
| Westonbirt Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 781 | — | — | — | — | — | 27.8 | 0% |
| Wotton House International School Gloucestershireindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | 7.4 | 7% |
| Wycliffe Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 447 | — | — | — | — | — | 35.1 | 30% |
| Alderman Knight Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 238 | 78% | 0% | 31% | 0% | — | 10.3 | 3% |
| Aurora Severnside Schoolspecial · Other independent special school · selective | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.3 | 0% |
| Belong School Gloucestershirespecial · Other independent special school | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0 | 0% |
| Bettridge Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 145 | 100% | 0% | 7% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Cotswold Chine Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 0% |
| Hartmore Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | 15.8 | 23% |
| Heart of the Forest Community Special Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 160 | 67% | 0% | 44% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Belmont Schoolstate · Academy special converter | 181 | 95% | 0% | 86% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Paternoster Schoolstate · Academy special sponsor led | 66 | 83% | 0% | 50% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Peak Academystate · Academy special sponsor led | 65 | 75% | 0% | 75% | 0% | — | 9.2 | 0% |
| The Milestone Schoolstate · Academy special converter | 322 | 72% | 0% | 55% | 0% | — | — | — |