Cleeve School, Cheltenham

In 2026, pupils at Cleeve School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 51.2 in Gloucestershire and 47 across England.

54% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 54% in Gloucestershire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 49.9.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.22: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 39.3, against 52.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 312 families put Cleeve School as their first choice and 591 named it as one of their preferences, for 304 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 26 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Cleeve School are Pittville School (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.2); All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham (3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.7); Pate's Grammar School (3.5 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 82.4); and Winchcombe School (4.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44).

Cleeve School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

225 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Cleeve School (as of September 2025): 83% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 74% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (74%).

Of the 261 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 86% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 22% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 139 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 42% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 40% into work. 26% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

10.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (78%), Mixed (6%) and Asian (5%).

In 2026, 230 pupils (12.1%) received SEN support and 56 (2.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Cheltenham Racecourse (Gloucs Warwicks Railway), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School Service Road (on), 20 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Cleeve School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Cleeve School issued 262 suspensions, 14.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Cleeve School are Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy (0.4 miles), Grangefield Primary School (0.5 miles), Woodmancote School (0.5 miles) and Gotherington Primary School (1.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.