All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,100 pupils
76% stayed in education · Attainment 8 38.5
Community school
Archway School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,053of 1,215 places
- Free school meals
- 28.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 146
- Ofsted
- Report card, 14 April 2026Read the Ofsted report
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What the data says
Of the 160 pupils who finished Year 11 at Archway School in 2023, 39% stayed on in Archway School’s own sixth form (Gloucestershire average 46%), 29% went to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 48 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 27% went to university (Gloucestershire 36%, England 37%), and 5% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally; 13% started an apprenticeship, well above the 7% England average.
Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 73% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
A level grades average D+, well below the England average of B-; 4% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Mathematics, Philosophy and Sociology.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Gloucestershire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Archway School | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 160 | 6,782 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 94% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 84% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 39% | 46% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 15% | 11% | 13% |
| — further education college | 29% | 26% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Archway School | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 48 | 6,744 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 88% | 84% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 27% | 36% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 5% | 22% | 19% |
| Further education | 2% | 3% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 13% | 8% | 7% |
| Employment | 46% | 36% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 12% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Archway School | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 43.3 | 50.3 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 53% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% | 71% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 40% | 31% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.85 | 4.40 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 23% | 19% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 32.3 | 34.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 46.6 | 54.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 5% | 9% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 143 | 98% | 88% | 11% | 22% | 66% |
| English Language | 141 | 97% | 89% | 17% | 20% | 57% |
| English Literature | 136 | 93% | 86% | 18% | 21% | 65% |
| Combined Science | 110 | 75% | 65% | 13% | 9% | 54% |
| Statistics | 106 | 73% | 5% | 1% | 20% | 46% |
| Geography | 102 | 70% | 41% | 24% | 25% | 63% |
| French | 57 | 39% | 18% | 7% | 29% | 65% |
| History | 57 | 39% | 41% | 5% | 26% | 33% |
| Business Studies | 45 | 31% | 18% | 11% | 20% | 33% |
| Religious Studies | 31 | 21% | 31% | 23% | 32% | 61% |
| Biology | 31 | 21% | 23% | 26% | 45% | 90% |
| Chemistry | 31 | 21% | 23% | 23% | 47% | 94% |
| Physics | 31 | 21% | 23% | 26% | 46% | 81% |
| Drama | 30 | 21% | 7% | 13% | 27% | 77% |
| Design and Technology | 29 | 20% | 11% | 3% | 23% | 34% |
| Art and Design | 29 | 20% | 7% | 28% | 24% | 79% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 26 | 18% | 8% | 35% | 21% | 81% |
| Music | 17 | 12% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 24% |
| Computer Science | 9 | 6% | 13% | 11% | 30% | 67% |
| Russian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Spanish | 2 | 1% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Modern Hebrew | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 83% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 48 | 77% | — |
| Health Studies | 24 | 39% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Archway School | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 144 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 62 | 4,019 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | D+ | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 22.41 | 36.28 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 4% | 20% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 13 | 21% | 31% |
| Philosophy | 13 | 21% | 1% |
| Sociology | 13 | 21% | 13% |
| History | 13 | 21% | 13% |
| Drama | 12 | 19% | 2% |
| Geography | 11 | 18% | 10% |
| English Literature | 10 | 16% | 11% |
| Biology | 10 | 16% | 20% |
| Chemistry | 10 | 16% | 17% |
| Photography | 8 | 13% | 3% |
| Psychology | 7 | 11% | 23% |
| Media Studies | — | — | 4% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 19 | 31% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 16 | 26% | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 14 | 23% | — |
| Tourism | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 11 | 18% | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 10 | 16% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 9 | 15% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | — | — | — |
| Tourism | BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D) | — | — | — |
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Chipping Campden School
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Chosen Hill School
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82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.6
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.