Best Secondary Schools in Gloucester

We checked all 16 secondary schools in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, and list every one: 11 ranked, then 5 without a rank.

Schools checked
16
Ranked
11
Without a rank
5

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Gloucester. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Gloucester also has 65 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Gloucestershire. Gloucestershire also has rankings for Cheltenham, Stroud, Tewkesbury and all of Gloucestershire.

Ranked secondary schools in Gloucester

  1. 1

    The Crypt School

    Academy, Selective, 1,100 pupils, inspected March 2024

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    72.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    98%

  2. 2

    Sir Thomas Rich's School

    Academy, Selective, 1,240 pupils, inspected December 2025

    Report card: Strong standard
    Attainment 8
    77.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    98.7%

  3. 3

    Denmark Road High School

    Academy, Selective, 1,024 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Strong standard
    Attainment 8
    72.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    94.2%

  4. 4

    Ribston Hall High School

    Academy, Selective, 939 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    67.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    90.5%

  5. 5

    Churchdown School

    Academy, 1,430 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    51.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    53.8%

  6. 6

    Chosen Hill School

    Academy, 1,295 pupils, inspected December 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    48.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    53.1%

  7. 7

    Henley Bank High School

    Academy, 916 pupils, inspected June 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    49.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    50%

  8. 8

    Severn Vale School

    Academy, 1,350 pupils, inspected January 2011

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    43.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    46.5%

  9. 9

    St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre

    Academy, 1,545 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    44.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    43%

  10. 10

    Holmleigh Park High School

    Academy, 1,416 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    41.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    33.2%

  11. 11

    Gloucester Academy

    Academy, 1,014 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Attainment 8
    36.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    22.6%

Secondary schools in Gloucester without a rank