SchoolScoresBest secondary schools in Gloucestershire
How this list works. Ranked by the percentage of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE, averaged over up to the last three years and weighted by the number of pupils each year. Only years with at least 10 pupils count, and a school needs at least one such year to be ranked. Independent schools, special schools and alternative provision are not ranked because their results aren't comparable. Ofsted outcomes are shown alongside but are not part of the ranking. Full methodology.
| # | School | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pate's Grammar School Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · Grammar school (selective) | 99% |
| 2 | Sir Thomas Rich's School Ofsted: Report card 2025: 7 strong · Grammar school (selective) | 99% |
| 3 | Marling School Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · Grammar school (selective) | 97% |
| 4 | Denmark Road High School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 7 strong · Grammar school (selective) | 97% |
| 5 | The Crypt School Ofsted: Outstanding (2024) · Grammar school (selective) | 96% |
| 6 | Stroud High School Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · Grammar school (selective) | 96% |
| 7 | Ribston Hall High School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 4 strong, 3 expected · Grammar school (selective) | 88% |
| 8 | Balcarras School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 75% |
| 9 | Katharine Lady Berkeley's School Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed, may be improving 2023 | 62% |
| 10 | The Cotswold Academy Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 60% |
| 11 | Cirencester Deer Park School Ofsted: Good (2013), confirmed 2023 | 54% |
| 12 | Chipping Campden School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 54% |
| 13 | Churchdown School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 5 strong, 2 expected | 53% |
| 14 | Henley Bank High School Ofsted: Good (2022) | 53% |
| 15 | Cleeve School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 53% |
| 16 | Farmor's School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 7 expected | 51% |
| 17 | Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre Ofsted: Good (2022) | 50% |
| 18 | Five Acres High School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 exceptional, 5 strong | 50% |
| 19 | Dene Magna and Sixth Form Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) | 50% |
| 20 | Thomas Keble School Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2023 | 49% |
| 21 | Chosen Hill School Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) | 46% |
| 22 | Severn Vale School Ofsted: Good (2011, before conversion), confirmed 2025 | 45% |
| 23 | Cirencester Kingshill School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 44% |
| 24 | Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2023 | 43% |
| 25 | Winchcombe School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 6 expected | 43% |
| 26 | Pittville School Ofsted: Good (2019), confirmed 2025 | 42% |
| 27 | Tewkesbury Academy Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 42% |
| 28 | St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre Ofsted: Report card 2026: 2 expected, 5 needs attention | 41% |
| 29 | Archway School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 1 expected, 6 needs attention | 40% |
| 30 | Sir William Romney's School Ofsted: Good (2016), confirmed 2025 | 40% |
| 31 | Rednock School Ofsted: Good (2023) | 40% |
| 32 | Holmleigh Park High School Ofsted: Good (2023) | 38% |
| 33 | SGS Berkeley Green UTC Ofsted: Report card 2026: 5 strong, 2 expected | 37% |
| 34 | Maidenhill School Ofsted: Good (2017), confirmed 2022 | 35% |
| 35 | All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham Ofsted: Good (2018), some aspects weaker 2024 | 33% |
| 36 | The Dean Academy Ofsted: Report card 2026: 4 expected, 2 needs attention | 32% |
| 37 | Barnwood Park School Ofsted: Good (2019, before conversion) | 31% |
| 38 | Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed with concerns 2024 | 28% |
| 39 | Gloucester Academy Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) | 25% |
| 40 | SGS Forest High School Ofsted: Requires improvement (2024) | 20% |
Result: grade 5 or above in English and maths. Source: DfE school performance tables to 2025; Ofsted inspection data.
Page updated 26 September 2026.