Gloucester Academy
Painswick Road, Gloucester, GL4 6RN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Phillipa Lewis
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Greenshaw Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Gloucester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,250
- Pupils on roll
- 1,014
- URN
- 148036
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01452428800
About this school
Gloucester Academy is a secondary academy in Gloucester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,014 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Gloucester 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 146 | 142 | 124 |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.7 | 39.5 | 36.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.06 -0.32 to +0.19 | +0.16 -0.09 to +0.42 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 23% | 28.2% | 22.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 42% | 50% | 39.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 16% | 19% | 14.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
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 Gloucester 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 | 35.7 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.5 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.6 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 19.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 16.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 750 |
| 2023/24 | 894 |
| 2024/25 | 936 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gloucester Academy compares
Gloucester Academy ranked 38th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 30% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36.6 | 13.9% | 51.2% | 1,014 | — |
| Ribston Hall High School | 67.7 | 5.4% | 8.5% | 939 | 1.0 miles |
| Barnwood Park School | — | 14% | 31.2% | 909 | 1.0 miles |
| The Crypt School | 72.7 | 4.3% | 3.4% | 1,100 | 1.3 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre | 44.1 | 8.6% | 24.6% | 1,545 | 1.5 miles |
| Denmark Road High School | 72.9 | 5.3% | 5.7% | 1,024 | 2.1 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.18%
- English as an additional language
- 34.6%
- Overall absence
- 13.85%
- Persistent absence
- 39.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ribston Hall High School1.0 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
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Barnwood Park School1.0 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
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The Crypt School1.3 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
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St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre1.5 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
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Denmark Road High School2.1 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
Other schools in Gloucester
Gloucester Academy ranks 11th of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Gloucester.
- Barnwood Park School Secondary
- Chosen Hill School Secondary
- Churchdown School Secondary
- Denmark Road High School 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 Gloucester Academy teach?
- Gloucester Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Gloucester.
- Who is the headteacher of Gloucester Academy?
- The headteacher of Gloucester Academy is Mrs Phillipa Lewis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Gloucester Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gloucester 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 Gloucester Academy?
- Gloucester Academy has 1,014 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Gloucester Academy full?
- Gloucester Academy has capacity for 1,250 pupils and 1,014 on roll (81%), 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 Gloucester Academy a faith school?
- No. Gloucester Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Gloucester Academy part of an academy trust?
- Gloucester Academy is part of GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Gloucester Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 35.7 in 2022/23 and 36.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gloucester Academy compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Gloucester Academy ranked 38th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 30% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gloucester Academy's absence rate?
- Gloucester Academy's overall absence rate is 13.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gloucester Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gloucester 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 10 July 2026.