Schools in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire · 4 schools
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Gloucestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Gloucestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Schools in Gloucestershire (4)
- Aurora Severnside School
Special · Ages 11-19 · Independent · GL13 9FB
Ofsted: Good (2025)Attainment 8: 5.5 (2026)Grammar (11-plus) - Al Ashraf Primary School
Prep · Ages 2-11 · Independent · GL1 4HB
- Hatherop Castle School
Independent · Ages 2-13 · Independent · GL7 3NB
- OneSchoolGlobal Bristol Campus
All-through · Ages 7-18 · Independent · GL13 9RS
Attainment 8: 4.1 (2026)
By type:Prep schools in Gloucestershire (1)Special schools in Gloucestershire (1)Independent schools in Gloucestershire (1)All-through schools in Gloucestershire (1)
4
0 primary · 0 secondary
524
61% capacity used
1
0 outstanding · 1 good
860
336 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
4.8
GCSE Eng+Maths
0.0%
Questions parents ask about schools in Gloucestershire
How many schools are there in Gloucestershire?
Gloucestershire has 4 open schools: 3 independent and 1 special.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Are there any Outstanding schools in Gloucestershire?
None of the 1 graded schools in Gloucestershire currently holds an Outstanding rating. 1 is rated Good, so 100% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Source: Ofsted
Do schools in Gloucestershire have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Gloucestershire have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Gloucestershire allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in Gloucestershire?
Apply to Gloucestershire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.