Best secondary schools in Gloucestershire (2026)
Gloucestershire has 54 ranked secondary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Pate's Grammar School, in the top 1% in England. The average Attainment 8 here in 2025 was 50.0, against 46.1 for England. 8 are in England's top 10%, and 3 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted. There are 7 grammar schools.
| Rank | School | Attainment 8 (2023–2025 average) | Attainment 8 2025 | Trend | Grade 5+ Eng & maths | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Top 1% in England |
Pate's Grammar School Cheltenham · Grammar |
83.0 | 82.7 | 99% | Outstanding | |
2 Top 2% in England |
Sir Thomas Rich's School Gloucester · Grammar · Boys |
76.5 | 77.2 | 99% | Report card | |
3 Top 2% in England |
Denmark Road High School Gloucester · Grammar · Girls |
75.4 | 72.9 | 94% | Report card | |
4 Top 3% in England |
Stroud High School Stroud · Grammar · Girls |
74.8 | 76.9 | 98% | Outstanding | |
5 Top 3% in England |
Marling School Stroud · Grammar · Boys |
71.2 | 73.9 | 98% | Not judged | |
6 Top 3% in England |
The Crypt School Gloucester · Grammar |
71.4 | 72.7 | 98% | Outstanding | |
7 Top 5% in England |
Ribston Hall High School Gloucester · Grammar · Girls |
65.0 | 67.7 | 90% | Report card | |
8 Top 8% in England |
Balcarras School Cheltenham |
60.4 | 58.5 | 66% | Not judged | |
9 Top 16% in England |
Katharine Lady Berkeley's School Kingswood (Stroud) |
54.4 | 53.1 | 60% | No rating | |
10 Top 16% in England |
The Cotswold Academy Bourton-on-the-Water |
55.0 | 53.0 | 55% | Not judged | |
11 Top 24% in England |
Churchdown School Churchdown |
52.5 | 51.5 | 54% | Report card | |
12 Top 24% in England |
The Castle School Thornbury |
51.8 | 52.4 | 58% | Report card | |
13 Top 27% in England |
Cirencester Deer Park School Cirencester |
51.0 | 52.5 | 56% | No rating | |
14 Top 27% in England |
John Cabot Academy Kingswood and Fishponds |
50.3 | 52.1 | 60% | Not judged | |
15 Top 27% in England |
Yate Academy Yate |
51.2 | 54.8 | 60% | Report card | |
16 Top 29% in England |
Downend School Kingswood and Fishponds |
50.5 | 51.0 | 54% | No rating | |
17 Top 29% in England |
Winterbourne Academy Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne |
49.9 | 52.0 | 59% | Report card | |
18 Top 30% in England |
Henley Bank High School Brockworth |
50.0 | 49.0 | 50% | Good | |
19 Top 30% in England |
Bradley Stoke Community School Bradley Stoke |
49.7 | 50.6 | 56% | No rating | |
20 Top 30% in England |
Cleeve School Bishop's Cleeve |
49.9 | 49.9 | 53% | Not judged | |
21 Top 31% in England |
Five Acres High School Berry Hill |
50.1 | 51.8 | 54% | Report card | |
22 Top 32% in England |
Farmor's School Fairford |
49.8 | 49.1 | 49% | Report card | |
23 Top 32% in England |
Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre Cheltenham |
49.9 | 48.1 | 47% | Good | |
24 Top 33% in England |
Chipping Campden School Chipping Campden |
48.8 | 47.3 | 52% | Not judged | |
25 Top 38% in England |
Dene Magna and Sixth Form Forest of Dean |
48.1 | 52.6 | 60% | Not judged | |
26 Top 42% in England |
Sir Bernard Lovell Academy Kingswood and Fishponds |
47.3 | 44.5 | 43% | Report card | |
27 Top 42% in England |
Thomas Keble School Chalford |
47.2 | 47.6 | 53% | No rating | |
28 Top 45% in England |
Brimsham Green School Yate |
47.1 | 44.9 | 43% | No rating | |
29 Top 47% in England |
Abbeywood Community School Stoke Gifford |
46.8 | 46.0 | 46% | Not judged | |
30 Top 47% in England |
Chosen Hill School Churchdown |
46.4 | 48.6 | 53% | Not judged | |
31 Top 48% in England |
Cirencester Kingshill School Cirencester |
46.7 | 48.2 | 46% | Not judged | |
32 Top 49% in England |
Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre Tutshill and Sedbury |
46.5 | 45.8 | 45% | No rating | |
33 Bottom 50% in England |
Severn Vale School Quedgeley and Hardwicke |
45.4 | 43.7 | 46% | No rating | |
34 Bottom 50% in England |
Winchcombe School Greet |
46.0 | 42.8 | 32% | Report card | |
35 Bottom 47% in England |
Pittville School Cheltenham |
45.5 | 47.5 | 44% | No rating | |
36 Bottom 46% in England |
Marlwood School Alveston |
45.3 | 43.2 | 39% | Good | |
37 Bottom 42% in England |
Rednock School Dursley |
44.7 | 44.9 | 43% | Good | |
38 Bottom 40% in England |
Tewkesbury Academy Tewkesbury |
43.4 | 43.1 | 39% | Not judged | |
39 Bottom 40% in England |
St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre Gloucester · Roman Catholic |
43.4 | 44.1 | 43% | Report card | |
40 Bottom 38% in England |
Holmleigh Park High School Gloucester |
43.6 | 41.8 | 33% | Good | |
41 Bottom 37% in England |
Archway School Stroud |
43.0 | 43.3 | 40% | Report card | |
42 Bottom 37% in England |
Hanham Woods Academy Kingswood and Fishponds |
43.4 | 44.1 | 38% | Good | |
43 Bottom 37% in England |
Sir William Romney's School Tetbury |
43.0 | 44.1 | 43% | No rating | |
44 Bottom 29% in England |
Mangotsfield School Kingswood and Fishponds |
42.0 | 41.3 | 35% | Report card | |
45 Bottom 26% in England |
Maidenhill School Stonehouse (Stroud) |
41.4 | 45.5 | 42% | No rating | |
46 Bottom 25% in England |
The Dean Academy Lydney |
41.8 | 43.1 | 32% | Report card | |
47 Bottom 22% in England |
Chipping Sodbury School Chipping Sodbury |
41.3 | 43.7 | 37% | Good | |
48 Bottom 22% in England |
King's Oak Academy Kingswood and Fishponds |
41.2 | 42.0 | 35% | Not judged | |
49 Bottom 22% in England |
All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham Cheltenham · Church of England |
40.5 | 38.5 | 32% | No rating | |
50 Bottom 16% in England |
Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre Newent |
39.6 | 41.5 | 34% | No rating | |
51 Bottom 10% in England |
Gloucester Academy Gloucester |
37.3 | 36.6 | 23% | Not judged | |
52 Bottom 7% in England |
Patchway Community School Patchway |
35.2 | 37.0 | 27% | Not judged | |
53 Bottom 3% in England |
Digitech Studio School Kingswood and Fishponds |
32.9 | 31.2 | 18% | Report card | |
54 Bottom 2% in England |
SGS Forest High School Cinderford |
31.7 | 35.6 | 33% | Requires improvement |
Best secondary school in each town
- Cheltenham · best: Pate's Grammar School
- Gloucester · best: Sir Thomas Rich's School
- Stroud · best: Stroud High School
- Kingswood and Fishponds · best: John Cabot Academy
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Questions
What is the best secondary school in Gloucestershire?
On exam results over the last three years, Pate's Grammar School is the top-ranked secondary school in Gloucestershire, in the top 1% of schools in England.
How are the schools ranked?
By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.