Pittville School
Albert Road, Cheltenham, GL52 3JD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Gilpin
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Cheltenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 875
- Pupils on roll
- 858
- URN
- 115772
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01242524787
About this school
Pittville School is a foundation secondary school in Cheltenham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 858 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 February 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 169 | 189 | 167 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.6 | 47.4 | 47.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.11 -0.32 to +0.11 | +0.25 +0.04 to +0.46 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 47.6% | 44.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% | 69.8% | 66.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 21% | 17.5% | 32.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Pittville School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41.6 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.4 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.5 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 897 |
| 2023/24 | 892 |
| 2024/25 | 858 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pittville School compares
Pittville School ranked 22nd of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 67% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.5 | 10.2% | 32.8% | 858 | — |
| All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham | 38.5 | 9.7% | 38% | 1,100 | 1.9 miles |
| Cleeve School | 49.9 | 7.7% | 19.6% | 1,903 | 2.1 miles |
| Pate's Grammar School | 82.7 | 4.5% | 3.8% | 1,288 | 2.2 miles |
| Balcarras School | 58.5 | 5% | 6.4% | 1,427 | 2.3 miles |
| Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre | 48.1 | 9.6% | 22% | 1,846 | 2.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.75%
- English as an additional language
- 14.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.16%
- Persistent absence
- 27.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham1.9 miles
Secondary · Cheltenham
-
Cleeve School2.1 miles
Secondary · Cheltenham
-
Pate's Grammar School2.2 miles
Secondary · Cheltenham
-
Balcarras School2.3 miles
Secondary · Cheltenham
-
Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre2.3 miles
Secondary · Cheltenham
Other schools in Cheltenham
Pittville School ranks 6th of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Cheltenham.
- All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham Secondary
- Balcarras School Secondary
- Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary
- Cleeve School Secondary
- Pate's Grammar School Secondary
- The Cotswold Academy Secondary
- The High School Leckhampton Secondary
- Winchcombe School Secondary
- Andoversford Primary School Primary
- Benhall Infant School Primary
- Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy Primary
- Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Pittville School teach?
- Pittville School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Cheltenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Pittville School?
- The headteacher of Pittville School is Mr Richard Gilpin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Pittville School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pittville School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Pittville School?
- Pittville School has 858 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Pittville School full?
- Pittville School has capacity for 875 pupils and 858 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Pittville School a faith school?
- No. Pittville School has no designated religious character.
- Is Pittville School a selective school?
- No. Pittville School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Pittville School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.6 in 2022/23 and 47.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pittville School rank locally?
- Pittville School ranked 22nd of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 67% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pittville School's absence rate?
- Pittville School's overall absence rate is 10.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pittville School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pittville School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.