All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,100 pupils
76% stayed in education · Attainment 8 38.5
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Balcarras School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,427of 1,359 places
- Free school meals
- 6.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 194
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 4 March 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Balcarras School (URN 115759, until 1 February 2011).
What the data says
Of the 194 pupils who finished Year 11 at Balcarras School in 2023, 69% stayed on in Balcarras School’s own sixth form (Gloucestershire average 46%), 9% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 174 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 57% went to university (Gloucestershire 36%, England 37%), and 39% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 58.5 against 46.1 across England and 50.3 in Gloucestershire, with 67% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Design and Technology is unusually popular at GCSE: 55% of the year group took it, against 11% of pupils across England.
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 | Balcarras School | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 194 | 6,782 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 96% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 92% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 69% | 46% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 9% | 11% | 13% |
| — further education college | 9% | 26% | 37% |
| — other education | 5% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 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 | Balcarras School | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 174 | 6,744 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 84% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 57% | 36% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 39% | 22% | 19% |
| Further education | 2% | 3% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 8% | 7% |
| Employment | 28% | 36% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 12% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Balcarras School | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 58.5 | 50.3 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 67% | 53% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 84% | 71% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 48% | 31% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.17 | 4.40 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 8% | 19% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 41.7 | 34.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 59.9 | 54.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 3% | 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 | 192 | 99% | 88% | 40% | 22% | 90% |
| English Language | 191 | 98% | 89% | 25% | 20% | 87% |
| Combined Science | 189 | 97% | 65% | 40% | 9% | 85% |
| English Literature | 182 | 94% | 86% | 26% | 21% | 86% |
| Business Studies | 117 | 60% | 18% | 42% | 20% | 91% |
| Design and Technology | 107 | 55% | 11% | 47% | 23% | 93% |
| History | 103 | 53% | 41% | 27% | 26% | 70% |
| Geography | 74 | 38% | 41% | 47% | 25% | 88% |
| Physical Education | 60 | 31% | 11% | 47% | 24% | 85% |
| Religious Studies | 57 | 29% | 31% | 39% | 32% | 79% |
| Fine Art | 54 | 28% | 9% | 56% | 28% | 98% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 52 | 27% | 8% | 42% | 21% | 92% |
| Russian | 43 | 22% | 0% | 53% | 87% | 98% |
| Drama | 41 | 21% | 7% | 32% | 27% | 95% |
| Spanish | 41 | 21% | 19% | 20% | 27% | 78% |
| French | 38 | 20% | 18% | 68% | 29% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 32 | 16% | 13% | 41% | 30% | 78% |
| Music | 14 | 7% | 5% | 57% | 33% | 93% |
| Italian | 5 | 3% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Chinese | 4 | 2% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Urdu | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| German | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Modern Hebrew | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 83% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Latin | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 74% | — |
| Statistics | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 35 | 16% | — |
| Health Studies | 27 | 13% | — |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 1 | 0% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Balcarras School | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 457 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 216 | 4,019 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 40.28 | 36.28 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 21% | 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 | 79 | 37% | 31% |
| Business Studies | 58 | 27% | 13% |
| Psychology | 45 | 21% | 23% |
| Physics | 41 | 19% | 12% |
| Product Design | 38 | 18% | 2% |
| Biology | 36 | 17% | 20% |
| Chemistry | 33 | 15% | 17% |
| English Literature | 31 | 14% | 11% |
| Economics | 28 | 13% | 13% |
| Geography | 25 | 12% | 10% |
| Fine Art | 25 | 12% | 3% |
| Religious Studies | 24 | 11% | 4% |
| Politics | 23 | 11% | 6% |
| History | 22 | 10% | 13% |
| Drama | 19 | 9% | 2% |
| Computer Science | 18 | 8% | 5% |
| Environmental Science | 17 | 8% | 1% |
| Physical Education | 12 | 6% | 3% |
| Textiles | 10 | 5% | 1% |
| Russian | 8 | 4% | 0% |
| Further Mathematics | 8 | 4% | 5% |
| Music | 7 | 3% | 0% |
| Spanish | 7 | 3% | 2% |
| French | 7 | 3% | 1% |
| Photography | 6 | 3% | 3% |
| Polish | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 50 | 23% | — |
| Nutrition / Diet | VRQ Level 3 | 13 | 6% | — |
| Health Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | 12 | 6% | — |
| Health Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
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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.