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Secondary schools in Gloucestershire, ranked

The 39 secondary schools here are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results. Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26, so it cannot be used.

Exam results are one part of the picture, and rankings never include Ofsted judgements: inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared. Special schools and independent schools are not ranked, because their published figures do not compare fairly either. Each school's own page has its inspection history and context.

  1. 1
    Pate's Grammar School

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    82.7
    Attainment 8
  2. 2
    Sir Thomas Rich's School

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    77.2
    Attainment 8
  3. 3
    Stroud High School

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    76.9
    Attainment 8
  4. 4
    Marling School

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    73.9
    Attainment 8
  5. 5
    Denmark Road High School

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    72.9
    Attainment 8
  6. 6
    The Crypt School

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    72.7
    Attainment 8
  7. 7
    Ribston Hall High School

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    67.7
    Attainment 8
  8. 8
    Balcarras School

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    58.5
    Attainment 8
  9. 9
    53.1
    Attainment 8
  10. 10
    The Cotswold Academy

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    53.0
    Attainment 8
  11. 11
    Dene Magna and Sixth Form

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    52.6
    Attainment 8
  12. 12
    Cirencester Deer Park School

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    52.5
    Attainment 8
  13. 13
    Five Acres High School

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    51.8
    Attainment 8
  14. 14
    Churchdown School

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    51.5
    Attainment 8
  15. 15
    Cleeve School

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    49.9
    Attainment 8
  16. 16
    Farmor's School

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    49.1
    Attainment 8
  17. 17
    Henley Bank High School

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    49.0
    Attainment 8
  18. 18
    Chosen Hill School

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    48.6
    Attainment 8
  19. 19
    Cirencester Kingshill School

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    48.2
    Attainment 8
  20. 20
    48.1
    Attainment 8
  21. 21
    Thomas Keble School

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    47.6
    Attainment 8
  22. 22
    Pittville School

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    47.5
    Attainment 8
  23. 23
    Chipping Campden School

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    47.3
    Attainment 8
  24. 24
    45.8
    Attainment 8
  25. 25
    Maidenhill School

    Foundation school

    45.5
    Attainment 8
  26. 26
    Rednock School

    Foundation school

    44.9
    Attainment 8
  27. 27
    44.1
    Attainment 8
  28. 28
    Sir William Romney's School

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    44.1
    Attainment 8
  29. 29
    Severn Vale School

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    43.7
    Attainment 8
  30. 30
    Archway School

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    43.3
    Attainment 8
  31. 31
    Tewkesbury Academy

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    43.1
    Attainment 8
  32. 32
    The Dean Academy

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    43.1
    Attainment 8
  33. 33
    Winchcombe School

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    42.8
    Attainment 8
  34. 34
    Holmleigh Park High School

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    41.8
    Attainment 8
  35. 35
    41.5
    Attainment 8
  36. 36
    SGS Berkeley Green UTC

    University technical college

    41.2
    Attainment 8
  37. 37
    All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham

    Academy sponsor led

    38.5
    Attainment 8
  38. 38
    Gloucester Academy

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    36.6
    Attainment 8
  39. 39
    SGS Forest High School

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    35.6
    Attainment 8

Common questions

Which is the best secondary school in Gloucestershire?
By 2024/25 exam results alone, Pate's Grammar School ranks first of 39 ranked secondary schools in Gloucestershire, with an average Attainment 8 score of 82.7. Results reflect each school's cohort as well as its teaching, so treat the ranking as a starting point rather than a verdict.
How are schools in Gloucestershire ranked?
Secondary schools are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results; Progress 8 is suspended nationally, so it cannot be used. Ofsted judgements are never part of the ranking, because inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared, and special and independent schools are not ranked because their published figures do not compare fairly.
How many secondary schools are ranked in Gloucestershire?
39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire published 2024/25 results and are ranked here. Schools without published results, special schools and independent schools are listed on the area's own page instead.

Exam results come from the Department for Education's school performance service and cover the 2024/25 academic year. Schools without published results for that year are not listed.