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Katharine Lady Berkeley's School

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formGloucestershire, South West · Wotton-under-Edge GL12 8RBTrust: Katharine Lady Berkeley'S SchoolSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,549of 1,495 places
Free school meals
10.9%
Year 11 cohort 2025
242
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, 17 May 2023Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Katharine Lady Berkeley's School (URN 115757, until 1 August 2011).

What the data says

Of the 246 pupils who finished Year 11 at Katharine Lady Berkeley's School in 2023, 58% stayed on in Katharine Lady Berkeley's School’s own sixth form (Gloucestershire average 46%), 20% went to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 140 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 50% went to university (Gloucestershire 36%, England 37%), and 40% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 40% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.

GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 53.1 against 46.1 across England and 50.3 in Gloucestershire, with 60% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

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.

This school
Gloucestershire
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolGloucestershireEngland
Pupils in the cohort2466,782607,348
Any sustained destination95%93%92%
Stayed in education88%85%86%
— school sixth form58%46%34%
— sixth form college10%11%13%
— further education college20%26%37%
— other education1%2%2%
Apprenticeship5%4%3%
Employment2%4%3%
No sustained destination4%5%6%
Destination unknown1%2%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

This school
Gloucestershire
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolGloucestershireEngland
Students in the cohort1406,744541,441
Any sustained destination91%84%79%
University (higher education)50%36%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students40%22%19%
Further education2%3%5%
Apprenticeship4%8%7%
Employment34%36%28%
No sustained destination6%12%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureThis schoolGloucestershireEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)53.150.346.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths60%53%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths77%71%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects40%31%41%
EBacc average point score4.714.404.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort12%19%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils34.834.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils55.554.050.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language1%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.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics24099%88%31%22%84%
English Language23898%89%21%20%80%
English Literature23296%86%18%21%81%
Combined Science18074%65%7%9%75%
Geography13757%41%34%25%80%
Sociology9740%4%34%21%80%
Design and Technology8937%11%33%23%82%
History6828%41%19%26%71%
Business Studies6627%18%27%20%77%
Spanish6025%19%37%27%97%
Biology5724%23%61%45%98%
Chemistry5623%23%55%47%100%
Physics5623%23%82%46%100%
Food Preparation and Nutrition5322%8%25%21%83%
French4418%18%43%29%86%
Graphic Communication4318%1%26%23%93%
Computer Science4217%13%29%30%83%
Physical Education3213%11%41%24%91%
Fine Art3213%9%28%28%100%
Drama2812%7%21%27%75%
Music198%5%58%33%95%
Religious Studies135%31%8%32%77%
Japanese135%0%38%53%92%
Chinese115%1%36%75%91%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Health Studies2319%
Personal Health1512%
Computer Appreciation / Introduction97%
Additional Mathematics FSMQ76%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureThis schoolGloucestershireEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study261
— of whom A level students1214,019261,341
Average A level gradeB-B-B-
Average points per A level entry37.5236.2835.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsB-B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects24%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.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Mathematics5243%31%
Psychology4436%23%
Biology3226%20%
Sociology2722%13%
Physics2420%12%
Product Design2218%2%
Business Studies1815%13%
Chemistry1613%17%
Photography1512%3%
Geography1512%10%
History1412%13%
Economics1210%13%
Computer Science1210%5%
English Literature1210%11%
Physical Education87%3%
French76%1%
Spanish65%2%
Film Studies65%2%
Further Mathematics65%5%
Music0%
Fine Art3%
Graphic Communication2%
Chinese0%
Drama2%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)108%

Other secondary schools in Gloucestershire

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84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.3

Balcarras School

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92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 58.5

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.