Tewkesbury Academy
Ashchurch Road, Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION
- Headteacher
- Ms Kathleen McGillycuddy
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Cabot Learning Federation
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,771
- Pupils on roll
- 1,019
- URN
- 137752
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01684292152
About this school
Tewkesbury Academy is a secondary academy in Tewkesbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,019 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Tewkesbury Academy, 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 222 | 200 | 189 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.6 | 42.5 | 43.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.07 -0.26 to +0.12 | -0.07 -0.27 to +0.13 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 39.5% | 39.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 60% | 63.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 6% | 4% | 13.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
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 Tewkesbury Academy 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 | 44.6 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.5 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.1 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,268 |
| 2023/24 | 1,204 |
| 2024/25 | 1,108 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tewkesbury Academy compares
Tewkesbury Academy ranked 31st of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.1 | 10.2% | 23.4% | 1,019 | — |
| Cleeve School | 49.9 | 7.7% | 19.6% | 1,903 | 5.0 miles |
| All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham | 38.5 | 9.7% | 38% | 1,100 | 5.8 miles |
| Pate's Grammar School | 82.7 | 4.5% | 3.8% | 1,288 | 6.2 miles |
| Pittville School | 47.5 | 10.2% | 32.8% | 858 | 6.5 miles |
| Hanley Castle High School | 47.8 | 8.8% | 16.2% | 1,142 | 7.1 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.39%
- English as an additional language
- 7.3%
- Overall absence
- 10.19%
- Persistent absence
- 27.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cleeve School5.0 miles
Secondary · Cheltenham
-
All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham5.8 miles
Secondary · Cheltenham
-
Pate's Grammar School6.2 miles
Secondary · Cheltenham
-
Pittville School6.5 miles
Secondary · Cheltenham
-
Hanley Castle High School7.1 miles
Secondary · Worcester
Other schools in Tewkesbury
- Ashchurch Primary School Primary
- Bredon Hancock's Endowed CofE First School Primary
- Carrant Brook Junior School Primary
- Mitton Manor Primary School Primary
- Northway Infant School Primary
- Oak Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Overbury CofE First School Primary
- Queen Margaret Primary Academy Primary
- Tewkesbury Church of England Primary School Primary
- The John Moore Primary School Primary
- Tirlebrook Primary School Primary
- Tredington Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Tewkesbury Academy teach?
- Tewkesbury Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Tewkesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Tewkesbury Academy?
- The headteacher of Tewkesbury Academy is Ms Kathleen McGillycuddy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Tewkesbury Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tewkesbury Academy, 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 Tewkesbury Academy?
- Tewkesbury Academy has 1,019 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Tewkesbury Academy full?
- Tewkesbury Academy has capacity for 1,771 pupils and 1,019 on roll (58%), 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 Tewkesbury Academy a faith school?
- No. Tewkesbury Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Tewkesbury Academy a selective school?
- No. Tewkesbury Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Tewkesbury Academy part of an academy trust?
- Tewkesbury Academy is part of CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Tewkesbury Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.6 in 2022/23 and 43.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tewkesbury Academy compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Tewkesbury Academy ranked 31st of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tewkesbury Academy's absence rate?
- Tewkesbury Academy's overall absence rate is 10.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tewkesbury Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tewkesbury Academy'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.