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Pate's Grammar School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Princess Elizabeth Way, Cheltenham GL51 0HG · patesgs.org · 01242 523169
On the mapSearch near GL51 0HG
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 82.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Gloucestershire 50.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,288
- 68 over 1,220 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 5.7%
- First language not English
- 29.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 213 families put the school first and 146 places were offered; 69% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 146 | 213 | 1.5▲ | 69% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 146 | 216 | 1.5▲ | 65% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 145 | 205 | 1.4▲ | 69% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 150 | 204 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 148 | 211 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 82.7, and 99.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Gloucestershire it was 50.3, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade A (50.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲82.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲99.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲100.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲69.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.79 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 96.6 | +2.8 |
| Sixth form college | 0.7 | −1.4 |
| Further education | 0.7 | −0.7 |
| Other education | 0.7 | −2.1 |
| Activity not captured | 1.3 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 258 students | A (50.8) | Above average +0.15 | |
| 258 students | A (50.7) | Above average +0.14 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 243 | A (49.6) | +0.09 |
| 2022/23 | 240 | A (48.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 229 | A+ (52.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 190 | A (49.7) | +0.21 |
| 2017/18 | 221 | A- (48.1) | +0.06 |
| 2016/17 | 228 | A- (47.5) | +0.05 |
| 2015/16 | 220 | A- (47.4) | +0.07 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 72.5 | +7 |
| Further education | 0.5 | −1.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | +0.7 |
| Employment | 13.9 | −6.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.6 | −0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 3.7 | +1.1 |
Ofsted
Pate's Grammar School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 5 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 5 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Apr 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Feb 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (430 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 430
- 34% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 54% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 43 parents (10%) with SEND