Tewkesbury Academy, Tewkesbury

In its own words: "Our mantra here is that we are one community, one school for all young people and as such we are joyously comprehensive in nature, demanding high standards as well as high inclusion."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our Sixth Form promotes the enjoyment of learning and we support the ‘whole student’ through our excellent guidance systems. Alongside academic success we will encourage you to think about how you can enrich your personal development in other ways."

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

In 2026, pupils at Tewkesbury Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 38.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 51.2 in Gloucestershire and 47 across England.

27% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 54% in Gloucestershire and 47% in England.

That is down from 43.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.07: pupils made about 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 29.4, against 41.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.9 points.

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

For September 2026 entry, 143 families put Tewkesbury Academy as their first choice and 223 named it as one of their preferences, for 180 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

Tewkesbury Academy is one of 36 schools run by Cabot Learning Federation, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.5 in 2024/25.

264 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Tewkesbury Academy (as of September 2025): 44% would recommend the school, 63% say their child is happy there and 38% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (68%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (34%).

Of the 200 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 82% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 42% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 99 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 44% went on to university or other higher education, 9% to apprenticeships and 37% into work. 13% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

7.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 168 pupils (16.5%) received SEN support and 27 (2.6%) 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 specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Ashchurch for Tewkesbury Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Elmbury Drive (after), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Tewkesbury Academy stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Tewkesbury Academy issued 297 suspensions, 26.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Tewkesbury Academy are Tirlebrook Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Mitton Manor Primary School (0.6 miles), Tewkesbury Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles) and Northway Infant School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.