Denmark Road High School
Denmark Road, Gloucester, GL1 3JN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- DENMARK ROAD HIGH SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Miss Claire Giblin
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Gloucester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 990
- Pupils on roll
- 1,024
- URN
- 136666
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01452543335
About this school
Denmark Road High School is a girls' secondary academy in Gloucester. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,024 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Denmark Road High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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 | 154 | 152 | 155 |
| Attainment 8 score | 76.4 | 77.0 | 72.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +1.04 +0.81 to +1.28 | +0.93 +0.69 to +1.18 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 98% | 98% | 94.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 100% | 98.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 76% | 70.4% | 71.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.8 |
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 Denmark Road High 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 | 76.4 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 77 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 72.9 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 988 |
| 2023/24 | 974 |
| 2024/25 | 1,013 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Denmark Road High School compares
Denmark Road High School ranked 5th 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 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72.9 | 5.3% | 5.7% | 1,024 | — |
| Sir Thomas Rich's School | 77.2 | 4.7% | 5.2% | 1,240 | 1.3 miles |
| Barnwood Park School | — | 14% | 31.2% | 909 | 1.6 miles |
| Ribston Hall High School | 67.7 | 5.4% | 8.5% | 939 | 1.9 miles |
| Gloucester Academy | 36.6 | 13.9% | 51.2% | 1,014 | 2.1 miles |
| The Crypt School | 72.7 | 4.3% | 3.4% | 1,100 | 2.4 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 report24 February 2026
- 13 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.7%
- English as an additional language
- 22.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.33%
- Persistent absence
- 10.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sir Thomas Rich's School1.3 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
-
Barnwood Park School1.6 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
-
Ribston Hall High School1.9 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
-
Gloucester Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
-
The Crypt School2.4 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
Other schools in Gloucester
Denmark Road High School ranks 2nd of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Gloucester.
- Barnwood Park School Secondary
- Chosen Hill School Secondary
- Churchdown 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
- The Crypt School Secondary
- Abbeymead Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Denmark Road High School teach?
- Denmark Road High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Gloucester.
- Who is the headteacher of Denmark Road High School?
- The headteacher of Denmark Road High School is Miss Claire Giblin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Denmark Road High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Denmark Road High 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 Denmark Road High School?
- Denmark Road High School has 1,024 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Denmark Road High School full?
- Denmark Road High School has capacity for 990 pupils and 1,024 on roll (103%), 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 Denmark Road High School a faith school?
- No. Denmark Road High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Denmark Road High School a selective school?
- Yes. Denmark Road High School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Is Denmark Road High School part of an academy trust?
- Denmark Road High School is part of DENMARK ROAD HIGH SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Denmark Road High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 76.4 in 2022/23 and 72.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Denmark Road High School compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Denmark Road High School ranked 5th 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 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Denmark Road High School's absence rate?
- Denmark Road High School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Denmark Road High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Denmark Road High 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.