Sir William Romney's School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Gloucestershire
Lowfield Road, Tetbury, GL8 8AE
61
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.6%
28.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
495
Capacity used
Has space79%
625 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
86 of 86 families who put it first got an offer
103
Places offered
178
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 86 | 86 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 35 | 9 | ● 26% |
| 3rd preference | 36 | 7 | ● 19% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 21 | 1 | ● 5% |
| Total | 178 | 103 | 58% |
1st preference success by year
Gloucestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 7 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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- William Ruscoe
- Address
- Lowfield Road, Tetbury, GL8 8AE
- Phone
- 01666502378
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Tetbury Town · South Cotswolds
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 136985
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 22% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE ATHELSTAN TRUST
495 pupils · 625 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
12 February 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 524 pupils
Attendance
90.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
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 | 42.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.17 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 34% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.55 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 42.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 64.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 20.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.75 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 98 | — |
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.
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 | 94 | 14% | 50% | 69% | |
| English Language | 94 | 11% | 49% | 71% | |
| English Literature | 93 | 12% | 54% | 72% | |
| Combined Science | 74 | 14% | 49% | 65% | |
| Art and Design | 47 | 15% | 57% | 85% | |
| History | 46 | 22% | 52% | 76% | |
| Geography | 34 | 29% | 71% | 79% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 32 | 13% | 53% | 75% | |
| Physical Education | 26 | 8% | 54% | 69% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 24 | 33% | 75% | 79% | |
| Computer Science | 23 | 30% | 57% | 70% | |
| Drama | 19 | 11% | 63% | 68% |
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.