Sir William Romney's School, Tetbury
Sir William Romney's School is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Tetbury, part of The Athelstan Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2016. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 32nd-highest of the 41 schools in Gloucestershire with published results, and 2,261st of 3,298 across England. It was 80% full in 2025.
- GCSE results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2016)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
- Progress (2024)
- Below average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Gloucestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Sir William Romney's School in detail
Sir William Romney's School in its own words
In its own words: "SWR will be a beacon of excellence admired in Gloucestershire and beyond To move purposefully towards aspirational goals, dare to dream and to keep on going when setbacks to this journey occur."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2026, pupils at Sir William Romney's School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 51.2 in Gloucestershire and 47 across England.
31% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 54% in Gloucestershire and 47% in England.
That is down from 44.1 in 2025.
Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.17: pupils made below 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 34.5, against 44.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10.3 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 19 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Art and Design.
Getting a place at Sir William Romney's School
For September 2026 entry, 69 families put Sir William Romney's School as their first choice and 173 named it as one of their preferences, for 85 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Sir William Romney's School
The trust
Sir William Romney's School is one of 10 schools run by The Athelstan Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.7 in 2024/25.
What parents say
74 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Sir William Romney's School (as of September 2025): 93% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 83% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (83%).
Where pupils go next
Of the 100 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 79% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 25% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.
Who goes there
5.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 103 pupils (20.8%) received SEN support and 36 (7.3%) 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.
Staffing
Sir William Romney's School had 38 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Sir William Romney's School.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (inside), 50 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Sir William Romney's School issued 157 suspensions, 31.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from February 2016, 10 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's February 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Sir William Romney's School creates a strong community environment where pupils feel genuinely cared for and supported. Teachers carefully check pupils' understanding and revisit gaps in their learning, helping them build knowledge step-by-step. The school offers ambitious enrichment opportunities including workplace experience days and a range of lunchtime clubs, ensuring pupils have a broad range of experiences beyond the classroom.
Key Strengths
- High expectations for academic achievement and conduct, with pupils responding well to these standards
- Strong support for pupils with special educational needs through skilled identification and appropriate interventions, including the new SEN hub
- Effective teaching of reading with intensive support for pupils in early stages of learning phonics and fluency
- Well-designed personal development programme including ambitious careers education and workplace experience days
- Broad programme of enrichment activities including clubs, trips, and speakers that pupils actively engage with
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching strategies to adapt learning for pupils are not consistently well-implemented in some curriculum areas, slowing progress for some pupils
- Several pupils continue to have irregular attendance despite school efforts, which hinders their curriculum progression
- A small number of pupils use derogatory language towards others, though the school addresses this robustly
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with strong support systems in place and pupils confident in sharing concerns with the pastoral team.
Extracurricular Activities
Lunchtime debating club, Futures days (workplace experience for Years 7-11), trips, speaker visits, broad enrichment programme
Sir William Romney's School has maintained its good standards since the previous inspection. The school demonstrates strong leadership, high expectations for pupils, and a supportive community environment where pupils progress well through the curriculum.
About
Sir William Romney's School is an 11–16 secondary school with academy status in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. Pupils come from the Tetbury, Leighterton, Stroud, Cirencester, Nailsworth and Avening areas.
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At a Glance
22.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
74 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has improved from -0.32 to -0.17 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has declined from 42.5 to 42.4 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has declined from 42% to 31% (2023 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 42.4 | 30.6% |
| Disadvantaged(23) | - | 34.5 | 26.1% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(75) | - | 44.8 | 32% |
| Boys(52) | - | 40.3 | 28.8% |
| Girls(46) | - | 44.8 | 32.6% |
Show more breakdowns (1)
| Non mobile(98) | - | 42.4 | 30.6% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 100 students
2023/24 data
Exclusions & Suspensions
1
Permanent exclusions
0.20%
Exclusion rate
157
Suspensions
31.40%
Suspension rate
48 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 500 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 2 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Sir William Romney's School
Term dates
Sir William Romney's School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Gloucestershire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Sir William Romney's School is in Gloucestershire; for families living there:
Apply to Gloucestershire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Gloucestershire is 5 (the median across 338 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
80%
Available places
501 pupils
625 places
124 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Tetbury
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Tetbury
Across Gloucestershire council
Places available
7,977
Applications
6,517
Got 1st preference
86.8%
Got preferred school
97.0%
All secondary applications across Gloucestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
103
SEN Support
36
EHC Plans
28.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
495
Total Pupils
256
Boys
239
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
38
Teachers
13.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,532
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,196
Per pupil
£3759k
Total funding
£117k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
9.4%
Overall absence
28.1%
Persistent absence
524
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Sir William Romney's School
Questions parents ask about Sir William Romney's School
What are GCSE results like at Sir William Romney's School?
In the 2026 results, pupils at Sir William Romney's School achieved an Attainment 8 score of 42.4. 31% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is Sir William Romney's School's Ofsted rating?
Sir William Romney's School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2016, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Sir William Romney's School?
No fixed boundary. When Sir William Romney's School is oversubscribed, Gloucestershire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Sir William Romney's School?
Sir William Romney's School was not full in 2025: it ran at 80% of its 625 places.
How big are the classes at Sir William Romney's School?
Classes at Sir William Romney's School average 24.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Sir William Romney's School?
Sir William Romney's School has around 495 pupils on roll. 22% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Sir William Romney's School?
9.4% of sessions were missed at Sir William Romney's School in 2024/25. 28.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Sir William Romney's School?
Apply through Gloucestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Sir William Romney's School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Sir William Romney's School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Gloucestershire is 5 (the median across 338 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Sir William Romney's School?
Sir William Romney's School is at Lowfield Road, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, GL8 8AE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)