Sir Thomas Rich's School
Oakleaze, Gloucester, GL2 0LF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Trust
- SIR THOMAS RICH'S SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Lynch
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,150
- Pupils on roll
- 1,240
- URN
- 136306
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01452338400
About this school
Sir Thomas Rich's School is a boys' secondary academy in Gloucester. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,240 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sir Thomas Rich's School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 155 | 159 | 156 |
| Attainment 8 score | 75.3 | 76.9 | 77.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.84 +0.60 to +1.08 | +0.91 +0.68 to +1.15 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 99% | 98.7% | 98.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 100% | 100% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 55% | 53.5% | 44.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.9 |
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 Sir Thomas Rich's 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 | 75.3 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 76.9 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 77.2 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,226 |
| 2023/24 | 1,268 |
| 2024/25 | 1,249 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sir Thomas Rich's School compares
Sir Thomas Rich's School ranked 2nd of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77.2 | 4.7% | 5.2% | 1,240 | — |
| Barnwood Park School | — | 14% | 31.2% | 909 | 1.2 miles |
| Churchdown School | 51.5 | 5.7% | 16% | 1,430 | 1.3 miles |
| Denmark Road High School | 72.9 | 5.3% | 5.7% | 1,024 | 1.3 miles |
| Chosen Hill School | 48.6 | 8.1% | 18.2% | 1,295 | 2.0 miles |
| Gloucester Academy | 36.6 | 13.9% | 51.2% | 1,014 | 2.1 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report9 December 2025
- 6 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.22%
- English as an additional language
- 15.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.73%
- Persistent absence
- 9.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Barnwood Park School1.2 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
-
Churchdown School1.3 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
-
Denmark Road High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
-
Chosen Hill School2.0 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
-
Gloucester Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
Other schools in Gloucester
Sir Thomas Rich's School ranks 1st of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Gloucester.
- Barnwood Park School Secondary
- Chosen Hill School Secondary
- Churchdown School Secondary
- Denmark Road High School Secondary
- Gloucester Academy Secondary
- Henley Bank High School Secondary
- Holmleigh Park High School Secondary
- Ribston Hall High School Secondary
- Severn Vale School Secondary
- St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary
- The Crypt School Secondary
- Abbeymead Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Sir Thomas Rich's School teach?
- Sir Thomas Rich's School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Gloucester.
- Who is the headteacher of Sir Thomas Rich's School?
- The headteacher of Sir Thomas Rich's School is Mr Matthew Lynch, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sir Thomas Rich's School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sir Thomas Rich's 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 many pupils are at Sir Thomas Rich's School?
- Sir Thomas Rich's School has 1,240 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Sir Thomas Rich's School full?
- Sir Thomas Rich's School has capacity for 1,150 pupils and 1,240 on roll (108%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sir Thomas Rich's School a faith school?
- No. Sir Thomas Rich's School has no designated religious character.
- Is Sir Thomas Rich's School a selective school?
- Yes. Sir Thomas Rich's School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Is Sir Thomas Rich's School part of an academy trust?
- Sir Thomas Rich's School is part of SIR THOMAS RICH'S SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sir Thomas Rich's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 75.3 in 2022/23 and 77.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sir Thomas Rich's School compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Sir Thomas Rich's School ranked 2nd of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sir Thomas Rich's School's absence rate?
- Sir Thomas Rich's School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sir Thomas Rich's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sir Thomas Rich's 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 1 July 2026.