Gloucester Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Gloucestershire
Painswick Road, Gloucester, GL4 6RN
56
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 19/11/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
86.2%
39.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,014
Capacity used
Has space81%
1,250 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
103 of 103 families who put it first got an offer
235
Places offered
275
Total applications
1.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 103 | 103 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 58 | 21 | ● 36% |
| 3rd preference | 40 | 9 | ● 23% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 74 | 10 | ● 14% |
| Total | 275 | 143 | 52% |
1st preference success by year
Gloucestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Phillipa Lewis
- Address
- Painswick Road, Gloucester, GL4 6RN
- Phone
- 01452428800
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Matson, Robinswood and White City · Gloucester
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148036
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 42% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 35% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
1,014 pupils · 1,250 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
19 November 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,037 pupils
Attendance
86.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
13.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
39.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
9.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
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 | 39.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.16 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 28% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 50% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.36 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 36.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 22.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 39.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 14.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.97 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 124 | — |
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 | 120 | 7% | 25% | 42% | |
| English Language | 119 | 14% | 41% | 46% | |
| English Literature | 117 | 19% | 50% | 65% | |
| Combined Science | 108 | 4% | 31% | 44% | |
| Geography | 76 | 13% | 39% | 47% | |
| History | 60 | 13% | 33% | 42% | |
| Religious Studies | 33 | 30% | 61% | 70% | |
| Social Studies | 28 | 18% | 71% | 82% | |
| Spanish | 27 | 15% | 41% | 59% | |
| Art and Design | 16 | 19% | 50% | 69% | |
| Drama | 10 | 0% | 50% | 80% | |
| Biology | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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) |
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.