Katharine Lady Berkeley's School, Wotton-under-Edge

From the headteacher's welcome: "It’s important to us that you are ambitious for your future, enjoy coming to school and have a desire to be successful."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, hockey, cricket, tennis, athletics, badminton, cross-country and drama.

In 2026, pupils at Katharine Lady Berkeley's School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 51.2 in Gloucestershire and 47 across England.

56% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 54% in Gloucestershire and 47% in England.

That is down from 53.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.39: 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 35.8, against 52.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Design and Technology.

For September 2026 entry, 284 families put Katharine Lady Berkeley's School as their first choice and 480 named it as one of their preferences, for 261 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 27 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Of the 240 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 86% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 19% to a further education college, 7% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 132 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 54% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 27% into work. 33% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

9.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 219 pupils (14.1%) received SEN support and 43 (2.8%) 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.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Katharine Lady Berkeley's School.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is KLB (outside), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Katharine Lady Berkeley's School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Katharine Lady Berkeley's School issued 158 suspensions, 10.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Katharine Lady Berkeley's School are Kingswood Primary School (0.4 miles), Blue Coat CofE Primary School (0.5 miles), The British School (0.8 miles) and Charfield Primary School (1.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.