Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Gloucestershire
Warden Hill Road, Cheltenham, GL51 3EF
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 27/09/2022
Application demand
94%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.4%
27.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,846
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
1,958 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
94%
1st preference success rate
232 of 247 families who put it first got an offer
291
Places offered
748
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 247 | 232 | ● 94% |
| 2nd preference | 147 | 36 | ● 24% |
| 3rd preference | 171 | 19 | ● 11% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 183 | 4 | ● 2% |
| Total | 748 | 291 | 39% |
1st preference success by year
Gloucestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Steven Jefferies
- Address
- Warden Hill Road, Cheltenham, GL51 3EF
- Phone
- 01242235555
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Warden Hill · Cheltenham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136725
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 24% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 14% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CHELTENHAM BOURNSIDE SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM CENTRE
1,846 pupils · 1,958 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
27 September 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,521 pupils
Attendance
90.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.44 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 49% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.19 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.17 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 47.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 70.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 18.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.98 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 303 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.16 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 8.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 165 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 299 | 14% | 55% | 81% | |
| English Language | 299 | 13% | 58% | 76% | |
| English Literature | 286 | 14% | 56% | 74% | |
| Combined Science | 238 | 8% | 40% | 70% | |
| Geography | 108 | 25% | 54% | 65% | |
| History | 105 | 31% | 66% | 81% | |
| Business | 98 | 30% | 62% | 76% | |
| Art and Design | 96 | 18% | 73% | 91% | |
| Religious Studies | 66 | 53% | 82% | 94% | |
| Biology | 58 | 34% | 71% | 93% | |
| Design & Technology | 58 | 28% | 50% | 71% | |
| Chemistry | 57 | 44% | 84% | 95% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 51 | 10% | 24% | 73% | |
| Mathematics | 35 | 3% | 23% | 43% | |
| Religious Studies | 34 | 6% | 18% | 53% | |
| Psychology | 28 | 7% | 25% | 50% | |
| Economics | 23 | 0% | 17% | 61% | |
| Geography | 21 | 10% | 14% | 43% | |
| Biology | 20 | 5% | 20% | 35% | |
| Sociology | 18 | 0% | 22% | 33% | |
| History | 16 | 6% | 25% | 81% | |
| Physics | 16 | 0% | 0% | 38% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 16 | 6% | 25% | 50% | |
| Chemistry | 12 | 8% | 25% | 58% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10910: Cheltenham Bournside School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 46% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 51% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Gloucestershire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.