Sir William Romney's School
Lowfield Road, Tetbury, GL8 8AE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE ATHELSTAN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr William Ruscoe
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Athelstan Trust
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 625
- Pupils on roll
- 495
- URN
- 136985
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01666502378
About this school
Sir William Romney's School is a secondary academy in Tetbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 495 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 12 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 | 101 | 100 | 98 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.5 | 42.4 | 44.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.32 -0.60 to -0.04 | -0.17 -0.46 to +0.12 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 34% | 42.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 62% | 64.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 13% | 14% | 20.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
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 Sir William Romney'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 | 42.5 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.4 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.1 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 527 |
| 2023/24 | 509 |
| 2024/25 | 500 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sir William Romney's School compares
Sir William Romney's School ranked 28th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.1 | 9.4% | 22.6% | 495 | — |
| Malmesbury School | 49.8 | 7.1% | 14.8% | 1,438 | 4.7 miles |
| Thomas Keble School | 47.6 | 8.6% | 16.2% | 718 | 6.1 miles |
| Stroud High School | 76.9 | 5.5% | 3.3% | 1,144 | 7.5 miles |
| Marling School | 73.9 | 4.7% | 4.5% | 1,082 | 7.5 miles |
| Archway School | 43.3 | 11.7% | 26.8% | 1,053 | 7.9 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)
- 22.6%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.37%
- Persistent absence
- 28.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Malmesbury School4.7 miles
Secondary · Malmesbury
-
Thomas Keble School6.1 miles
Secondary · Stroud
-
Stroud High School7.5 miles
Secondary · Stroud
-
Marling School7.5 miles
Secondary · Stroud
-
Archway School7.9 miles
Secondary · Stroud
Other schools in Tetbury
- Avening Primary School Primary
- Leighterton Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Westonbirt School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Sir William Romney's School teach?
- Sir William Romney's School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Tetbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Sir William Romney's School?
- The headteacher of Sir William Romney's School is Mr William Ruscoe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sir William Romney's School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sir William Romney'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 big is Sir William Romney's School?
- Sir William Romney's School has 495 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Sir William Romney's School full?
- Sir William Romney's School has capacity for 625 pupils and 495 on roll (79%), so it has space against 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 William Romney's School a faith school?
- No. Sir William Romney's School has no designated religious character.
- Is Sir William Romney's School a selective school?
- No. Sir William Romney's School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Sir William Romney's School?
- Sir William Romney's School is part of THE ATHELSTAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sir William Romney's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.5 in 2022/23 and 44.1 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 William Romney's School rank locally?
- Sir William Romney's School ranked 28th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% 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 William Romney's School's absence rate?
- Sir William Romney's School's overall absence rate is 9.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sir William Romney's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sir William Romney'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.