Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
Kingswood Road, Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 8RB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- KATHARINE LADY BERKELEY'S SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Ms Hannah Khan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,495
- Pupils on roll
- 1,549
- URN
- 137033
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01453842227
About this school
Katharine Lady Berkeley's School is a secondary academy in Wotton-Under-Edge. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,549 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 17 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. 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 | 246 | 240 | 242 |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.5 | 55.5 | 53.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.38 +0.20 to +0.56 | +0.39 +0.21 to +0.57 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 63% | 64.6% | 59.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% | 83.3% | 76.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 42% | 40.4% | 39.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.7 |
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 Katharine Lady Berkeley'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 | 54.5 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.5 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 53.1 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,528 |
| 2023/24 | 1,517 |
| 2024/25 | 1,510 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Katharine Lady Berkeley's School compares
Katharine Lady Berkeley's School ranked 9th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 84% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53.1 | 7.4% | 12.1% | 1,549 | — |
| Rednock School | 44.9 | 10.1% | 19.1% | 1,280 | 3.8 miles |
| Brimsham Green School | 44.9 | 10.2% | 21.2% | 1,095 | 6.1 miles |
| Chipping Sodbury School | 43.7 | 9.3% | 17.3% | 775 | 6.8 miles |
| Yate Academy | 54.8 | 9.1% | 22.2% | 804 | 6.9 miles |
| The Castle School | 52.4 | 7.8% | 15% | 1,416 | 7.0 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)
- 12.09%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.43%
- Persistent absence
- 18.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rednock School3.8 miles
Secondary · Dursley
-
Brimsham Green School6.1 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Chipping Sodbury School6.8 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Yate Academy6.9 miles
Secondary · Yate
-
The Castle School7.0 miles
Secondary · Bristol
Other schools in Wotton-Under-Edge
- Alexander Hosea Primary School Primary
- Blue Coat CofE Primary School Primary
- Charfield Primary School Primary
- Hillesley Church of England Primary School Primary
- North Nibley CofE Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Cromhall Primary
- The British School Primary
- Tortworth Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Katharine Lady Berkeley's School teach?
- Katharine Lady Berkeley's School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wotton-Under-Edge.
- Who is the headteacher of Katharine Lady Berkeley's School?
- The headteacher of Katharine Lady Berkeley's School is Ms Hannah Khan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Katharine Lady Berkeley's School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Katharine Lady Berkeley'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 Katharine Lady Berkeley's School?
- Katharine Lady Berkeley's School has 1,549 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Katharine Lady Berkeley's School full?
- Katharine Lady Berkeley's School has capacity for 1,495 pupils and 1,549 on roll (104%), 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 Katharine Lady Berkeley's School a faith school?
- No. Katharine Lady Berkeley's School has no designated religious character.
- Is Katharine Lady Berkeley's School a selective school?
- No. Katharine Lady Berkeley's School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Katharine Lady Berkeley's School?
- Katharine Lady Berkeley's School is part of KATHARINE LADY BERKELEY'S SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Katharine Lady Berkeley's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 54.5 in 2022/23 and 53.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Katharine Lady Berkeley's School rank locally?
- Katharine Lady Berkeley's School ranked 9th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 84% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Katharine Lady Berkeley's School's absence rate?
- Katharine Lady Berkeley's School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Katharine Lady Berkeley's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Katharine Lady Berkeley'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.