Pittville School, Cheltenham

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include debating and Duke of Edinburgh.

Coming up: an open day on Monday 16 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Pittville School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 51.2 in Gloucestershire and 47 across England.

33% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 54% in Gloucestershire and 47% in England.

That is down from 47.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.25: 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 38.8, against 46.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 129 families put Pittville School as their first choice and 458 named it as one of their preferences, for 162 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 Pittville School are All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.7); Cleeve School (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.4); Pate's Grammar School (2.2 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 82.4); and Balcarras School (2.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 62.1).

Pittville School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

74 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Pittville School (as of September 2025): 80% would recommend the school, 78% say their child is happy there and 77% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (88%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (77%).

Of the 189 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 77% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 30% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

35.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 197 pupils (23%) received SEN support and 50 (5.8%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Cheltenham Racecourse (Gloucs Warwicks Railway), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pittville School (outside), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Pittville School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 6th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Pittville School issued 362 suspensions, 42.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 6 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Pittville School are Dunalley Primary School (0.4 miles), Oakwood Primary School (0.6 miles), Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles) and Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.