Best Secondary Schools in Gloucestershire

We checked all 56 secondary schools in Gloucestershire and list every one: 39 ranked, then 17 without a rank.

Schools checked
56
Ranked
39
Without a rank
17

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 across Gloucestershire, and each school's town is shown. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Gloucestershire also has 249 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, Gloucester, Stroud and Tewkesbury.

Ranked secondary schools in Gloucestershire

  1. 1

    Pate's Grammar School

    Cheltenham, Academy, Selective, 1,288 pupils, inspected March 2024

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    82.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    99.3%

  2. 2

    Stroud High School

    Stroud, Academy, Selective, 1,144 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    76.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    97.5%

  3. 3

    The Crypt School

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

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

  4. 4

    Balcarras School

    Cheltenham, Academy, 1,427 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    58.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    66.5%

  5. 5

    Sir Thomas Rich's School

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

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

  6. 6

    Denmark Road High School

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

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

  7. 7

    Ribston Hall High School

    Gloucester, 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%

  8. 8

    The Cotswold Academy

    Cheltenham, Academy, 1,564 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    53.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    54.9%

  9. 9

    Marling School

    Stroud, Academy, Selective, 1,082 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    73.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    98.1%

  10. 10

    Dene Magna and Sixth Form

    Mitcheldean, Academy, 1,020 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Attainment 8
    52.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    59.9%

  11. 11

    Five Acres High School

    Coleford, Academy, 786 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Strong standard to exceptional
    Attainment 8
    51.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    54.5%

  12. 12

    Churchdown School

    Gloucester, 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%

  13. 13

    Katharine Lady Berkeley's School

    Wotton-under-Edge, Academy, 1,549 pupils, inspected May 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    53.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    59.9%

  14. 14

    Cirencester Deer Park School

    Cirencester, Academy, 1,020 pupils, inspected June 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    52.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    56.1%

  15. 15

    Cleeve School

    Cheltenham, Academy, 1,903 pupils, inspected January 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Attainment 8
    49.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    52.7%

  16. 16

    Chipping Campden School

    Chipping Campden, Academy, 1,465 pupils, inspected May 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Attainment 8
    47.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    51.8%

  17. 17

    Chosen Hill School

    Gloucester, Academy, 1,295 pupils, inspected December 2024

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

  18. 18

    Henley Bank High School

    Gloucester, Academy, 916 pupils, inspected June 2022

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

  19. 19

    Thomas Keble School

    Stroud, Academy, 718 pupils, inspected November 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    47.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    52.6%

  20. 20

    Farmor's School

    Fairford, Academy, 1,067 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Attainment 8
    49.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    48.8%

  21. 21

    Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre

    Cheltenham, Academy, 1,846 pupils, inspected September 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    48.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    47.2%

  22. 22

    Cirencester Kingshill School

    Cirencester, Academy, 806 pupils, inspected May 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    48.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    45.6%

  23. 23

    Pittville School

    Cheltenham, Local authority maintained, 858 pupils, inspected June 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    47.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    44.3%

  24. 24

    Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre

    Chepstow, Academy, 1,024 pupils, inspected November 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    45.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    44.7%

  25. 25

    Severn Vale School

    Gloucester, Academy, 1,350 pupils, inspected January 2011

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

  26. 26

    Rednock School

    Dursley, Local authority maintained, 1,280 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    44.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    42.9%

  27. 27

    Maidenhill School

    Stonehouse, Local authority maintained, 714 pupils, inspected January 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    45.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    41.5%

  28. 28

    Sir William Romney's School

    Tetbury, Academy, 495 pupils, inspected February 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    44.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    42.9%

  29. 29

    Tewkesbury Academy

    Tewkesbury, Academy, 1,019 pupils, inspected April 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    43.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    39.2%

  30. 30

    SGS Berkeley Green UTC

    Berkeley, Free school, 391 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    41.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    32.4%

  31. 31

    St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre

    Gloucester, Academy, 1,545 pupils, inspected March 2026

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

  32. 32

    Winchcombe School

    Cheltenham, Academy, 515 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Attainment 8
    42.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    31.6%

  33. 33

    Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre

    Newent, Academy, 976 pupils, inspected January 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    41.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    34.2%

  34. 34

    Holmleigh Park High School

    Gloucester, Academy, 1,416 pupils, inspected October 2023

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

  35. 35

    The Dean Academy

    Lydney, Academy, 816 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    43.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    32.2%

  36. 36

    Archway School

    Stroud, Local authority maintained, 1,053 pupils, inspected April 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    43.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    40.4%

  37. 37

    All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham

    Cheltenham, Academy, 1,100 pupils, inspected December 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    38.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    32.4%

  38. 38

    Gloucester Academy

    Gloucester, Academy, 1,014 pupils, inspected November 2024

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

  39. 39

    SGS Forest High School

    Cinderford, Academy, 255 pupils, inspected February 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    35.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    33.3%

Secondary schools in Gloucestershire without a rank