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Denmark Road High School

Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Denmark Road, Gloucester GL1 3JN · denmarkroad.org · 01452 543335

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
72.9
average Attainment 8 score. Gloucestershire 50.3, England 46
Demand for places
1.3
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,024
34 over 990 places · 103%
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Selective
Free school meals
6.3%
First language not English
22.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Denmark Road High School

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 190 families put the school first and 147 places were offered; 71% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 161 (Places 148)161September 2023: 144 (Places 144)144September 2024: 190 (Places 144)190September 2025: 222 (Places 148)222September 2026: 190 (Places 147)190Places 147
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261471901.3▲71%
September 2025Sept 20251482221.5▲61%
September 2024Sept 20241441901.3▲65%
September 2023Sept 2023144144190%
September 2022Sept 20221481611.1▲86%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 72.9, and 94.2% 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 B- (37.3 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 75.4 (England 46.3)75.42017/18: 73.5 (England 46.5)73.52018/19: 75.9 (England 46.7)75.92021/22: 76.0 (England 48.8)76.02022/23: 76.4 (England 46.3)76.42023/24: 77.0 (England 45.9)77.02024/25: 72.9 (England 46.0)72.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲72.946.0
▲94.2%45.4%
▲98.1%64.8%
▲71.6%40.5%
▲6.804.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form92.1−2
Sixth form college3.3+2.6
Further education2.6+0.6
Other education0.70
Not in a lasting destination0.7−1.3
Activity not captured0.7—

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 38.8 (England 30.5)B2016/17: 34.3 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 38.1 (England 32.1)B-2018/19: 40.0 (England 32.9)B2021/22: 42.7 (England 37.9)B+2022/23: 39.0 (England 34.2)B2023/24: 40.2 (England 34.4)B2024/25: 37.3 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
122 studentsB- (37.3)Average -0.08
122 studentsB- (37.5)Average -0.06
20.5%AAB or better
96.8%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2499B (40.2)-0.08
2022/23116B (39)—
2021/22127B+ (42.7)—
2018/1998B (40)-0.01
2017/18100B- (38.1)-0.13
2016/1790C+ (34.3)-0.33
2015/1687B (38.8)-0.06

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University69.9+3
Further and other education1.9+1.1
Further education1—
Other education1—
Apprenticeship4.9+1
Employment15.5−1.8
Not in a lasting destination5.8−1.3
Activity not captured1.9−2

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Denmark Road High School on 24 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
24 Feb 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and well-beingStrong standard
Post-16 provisionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2021Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2006Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

What parents said

87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (183 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
87%
Positive
82%
Replies
183
18% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▲87% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▲90% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▲89% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▲85% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well●79% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▲80% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly●75% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 77% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●44% agreeEngland 43%

based on 35 parents (19%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲77% agreeEngland 63%

based on 48 parents (26%) with SEND

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