Severn Vale School, Gloucester

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include cooking, book club and cheerleading.

In 2026, pupils at Severn Vale School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 51.2 in Gloucestershire and 47 across England.

51% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 54% in Gloucestershire and 47% in England.

That is up from 43.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.23: 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 38.3, against 51.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Social Studies and History.

For September 2026 entry, 277 families put Severn Vale School as their first choice and 566 named it as one of their preferences, for 264 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 20 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Severn Vale School are Holmleigh Park High School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.5); St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.9); The Crypt School (1.9 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 73.3); and Ribston Hall High School (2.4 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 67.6).

Severn Vale School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

122 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Severn Vale School (as of September 2025): 80% would recommend the school, 79% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (89%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

Of the 262 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 53% to a further education college, 7% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

7.9% 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%) and Mixed (9%).

The nearest railway station is Gloucester Rail Station, about 3.5 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School Grounds (in), 60 metres away.

In 2024/25, Severn Vale School issued 243 suspensions, 18 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Severn Vale School are Field Court Church of England Infant Academy (0.2 miles), Field Court Junior School (0.3 miles), Beech Green Primary School (0.3 miles) and Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy (0.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.