The High School Leckhampton
Farm Lane, Leckhampton, Cheltenham, GL51 3FS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE BALCARRAS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Wood
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Cheltenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 759
- URN
- 148563
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01242383351
About this school
The High School Leckhampton is a secondary academy in Cheltenham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 759 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The High School Leckhampton, 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How The High School Leckhampton has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 244 |
| 2023/24 | 392 |
| 2024/25 | 578 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The High School Leckhampton compares
Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.2% | 8.7% | 759 | — |
| Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre | 48.1 | 9.6% | 22% | 1,846 | 0.7 miles |
| Balcarras School | 58.5 | 5% | 6.4% | 1,427 | 2.1 miles |
| Pate's Grammar School | 82.7 | 4.5% | 3.8% | 1,288 | 2.2 miles |
| All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham | 38.5 | 9.7% | 38% | 1,100 | 2.6 miles |
| Pittville School | 47.5 | 10.2% | 32.8% | 858 | 2.6 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)
- 8.65%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.23%
- Persistent absence
- 10.2%
Location
Nearby schools
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Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre0.7 miles
Secondary · Cheltenham
-
Balcarras School2.1 miles
Secondary · Cheltenham
-
Pate's Grammar School2.2 miles
Secondary · Cheltenham
-
All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham2.6 miles
Secondary · Cheltenham
-
Pittville School2.6 miles
Secondary · Cheltenham
Other schools in Cheltenham
- All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham Secondary
- Balcarras School Secondary
- Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary
- Cleeve School Secondary
- Pate's Grammar School Secondary
- Pittville School Secondary
- The Cotswold Academy Secondary
- Winchcombe School Secondary
- Andoversford Primary School Primary
- Benhall Infant School Primary
- Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy Primary
- Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The High School Leckhampton teach?
- The High School Leckhampton teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Cheltenham.
- Who is the headteacher of The High School Leckhampton?
- The headteacher of The High School Leckhampton is Mrs Helen Wood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The High School Leckhampton been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The High School Leckhampton, 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 The High School Leckhampton?
- The High School Leckhampton has 759 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The High School Leckhampton full?
- The High School Leckhampton has capacity for 900 pupils and 759 on roll (84%), 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 The High School Leckhampton a faith school?
- No. The High School Leckhampton has no designated religious character.
- Is The High School Leckhampton a selective school?
- No. The High School Leckhampton is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The High School Leckhampton part of an academy trust?
- The High School Leckhampton is part of THE BALCARRAS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is The High School Leckhampton's absence rate?
- The High School Leckhampton's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does The High School Leckhampton publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The High School Leckhampton. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.