1
Pate's Grammar School
Cheltenham • Gloucestershire • GL51 0HG
1
28 Apr 2024
Top 10 Secondary schools in Gloucestershire
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2021)
This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the county of Gloucestershire. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
39
Outstanding
6
Good
26
Median inspection year
2021
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 17% · G: 74% · RI: 9% · I: 0%
2
The Crypt School
Gloucester • Gloucestershire • GL2 5AE
1
23 Apr 2024
3
Stroud High School
Stroud • Gloucestershire • GL5 4HF
1
17 Dec 2023
4
Chipping Campden School
Chipping Campden • Gloucestershire • GL55 6HU
1
3 May 2017
5
The Cotswold Academy
Cheltenham • Gloucestershire • GL54 2BD
1
20 Apr 2015
6
Balcarras School
Cheltenham • Gloucestershire • GL53 8QF
1
19 Jun 2014
7
Rednock School
Dursley • Gloucestershire • GL11 4BY
2
23 Jan 2024
8
Holmleigh Park High School
Gloucester • Gloucestershire • GL4 0RT
2
19 Nov 2023
9
Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
Cheltenham • Gloucestershire • GL51 3EF
2
27 Nov 2022
10
Winchcombe School
Cheltenham • Gloucestershire • GL54 5LB
2
22 May 2022
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
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- Sir Thomas Rich's School 2 • Nov 2021
- Farmor's School 2 • Nov 2021
- The Dean Academy 2 • Oct 2021
- Cleeve School 2 • Nov 2019
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