The Crypt School
Podsmead Road, Gloucester, GL2 5AE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE CRYPT SCHOOL
- Headmaster
- Mr Nicholas Dyer
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Gloucester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 800
- Pupils on roll
- 1,100
- URN
- 136578
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01452530291
About this school
The Crypt School is a secondary academy in Gloucester. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,100 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Crypt 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 151 | 152 | 152 |
| Attainment 8 score | 70.3 | 71.1 | 72.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.57 +0.34 to +0.81 | +0.60 +0.36 to +0.83 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 96% | 94.7% | 98% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 98% | 99.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 28% | 44.7% | 60.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.2 | 6.6 | 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 The Crypt 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 | 70.3 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 71.1 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 72.7 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,101 |
| 2023/24 | 1,093 |
| 2024/25 | 1,093 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Crypt School compares
The Crypt School ranked 6th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 98% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72.7 | 4.3% | 3.4% | 1,100 | — |
| Ribston Hall High School | 67.7 | 5.4% | 8.5% | 939 | 0.6 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre | 44.1 | 8.6% | 24.6% | 1,545 | 0.8 miles |
| Holmleigh Park High School | 41.8 | 11.4% | 35.3% | 1,416 | 0.9 miles |
| Gloucester Academy | 36.6 | 13.9% | 51.2% | 1,014 | 1.3 miles |
| Severn Vale School | 43.7 | 8.6% | 22.3% | 1,350 | 1.9 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)
- 3.42%
- English as an additional language
- 17.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.33%
- Persistent absence
- 8.47%
Location
Nearby schools
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Ribston Hall High School0.6 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
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St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre0.8 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
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Holmleigh Park High School0.9 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
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Gloucester Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
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Severn Vale School1.9 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
Other schools in Gloucester
The Crypt School ranks 3rd 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
- Sir Thomas Rich's School Secondary
- St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary
- Abbeymead Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Crypt School teach?
- The Crypt School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Gloucester.
- Who is the headmaster of The Crypt School?
- The headmaster of The Crypt School is Mr Nicholas Dyer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Crypt School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Crypt 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 The Crypt School?
- The Crypt School has 1,100 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Crypt School full?
- The Crypt School has capacity for 800 pupils and 1,100 on roll (138%), 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 The Crypt School a faith school?
- No. The Crypt School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Crypt School a selective school?
- Yes. The Crypt School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Is The Crypt School part of an academy trust?
- The Crypt School is part of THE CRYPT SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Crypt School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 70.3 in 2022/23 and 72.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Crypt School compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- The Crypt School ranked 6th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 98% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Crypt School's absence rate?
- The Crypt School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Crypt School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Crypt 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 8 July 2026.