Gloucester Academy, Gloucester

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From the headteacher's welcome: "I am extremely proud to be Headteacher of Gloucester Academy and to write the next chapter of its incredible journey. Gloucester Academy is an exceptional school that, over the last five years, as part of Greenshaw Learning Trust , has become one of the most improved in the country."

In 2026, pupils at Gloucester Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 51.2 in Gloucestershire and 47 across England.

36% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 54% in Gloucestershire and 47% in England.

That is up from 36.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.16: 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 34.8, against 52.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 18 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 17 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Hospitality and Catering and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 137 families put Gloucester Academy as their first choice and 332 named it as one of their preferences, for 227 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Gloucester Academy are Ribston Hall High School (1 mile, Good, selective, Attainment 8 67.6); Barnwood Park School (1 mile, Attainment 8 43.4); The Crypt School (1.3 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 73.3); and St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.9).

Gloucester Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Gloucester Academy is one of 39 schools run by Greenshaw Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48 in 2024/25.

72 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Gloucester Academy (as of September 2025): 67% would recommend the school, 72% say their child is happy there and 31% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (76%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (31%).

Of the 142 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 69% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 49% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 8% into work.

42.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 33.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (49%), Black (14%) and Asian (11%).

In 2026, 232 pupils (22.9%) received SEN support and 31 (3.1%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Gloucester Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

20 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Gloucester Academy (outside), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Gloucester Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Gloucester Academy issued 1033 suspensions, 110.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Gloucester Academy are Finlay Community School (0.4 miles), Hillside Primary School (0.5 miles), Heron Primary School (0.5 miles) and Coney Hill Community Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.