Best Schools in Tewkesbury

How many schools are there in Tewkesbury?

Tewkesbury has 19 open schools: 13 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through, 2 independent and 2 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Tewkesbury are rated Outstanding?

2 schools in Tewkesbury were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Alderman Knight School and Bredon Hancock's Endowed CofE First School. Counting Good as well, 83% of the 12 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Alderman Knight SchoolBredon Hancock's Endowed CofE First School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Tewkesbury get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Tewkesbury with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Tewkesbury Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 38.4 and 27% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Alderman Knight School, with an Attainment 8 score of 9.9 and 13% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Tewkesbury AcademyAlderman Knight School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Tewkesbury have the best SATs results?

Of the 10 primary schools in Tewkesbury with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Ashchurch Primary School (95% in reading, 89% in maths); The John Moore Primary School (83% in reading, 90% in maths); and Mitton Manor Primary School (83% in reading, 73% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Ashchurch Primary SchoolThe John Moore Primary SchoolMitton Manor Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Tewkesbury?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Tewkesbury selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Tewkesbury have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Tewkesbury have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Tewkesbury?

Apply to your council - Gloucestershire or Worcestershire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.