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Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Warden Hill Road, Cheltenham GL51 3EF · bournside.com · 01242 235555

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
GCSEs, 2024/25
48.1
average Attainment 8 score. Gloucestershire 50.3, England 46
Last distance offered
1.46 mi
2.35 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Gloucestershire Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,846
94% of 1,958 places
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
23.7%
First language not English
17.6%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.46 mi (2.35 km) from the school. Source: Gloucestershire Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 276 families put the school first and 292 places were offered; 86% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 247 (Places 295)247September 2023: 270 (Places 295)270September 2024: 270 (Places 296)270September 2025: 247 (Places 291)247September 2026: 276 (Places 292)276Places 292
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262922760.986%
September 2025Sept 20252912470.894%
September 2024Sept 20242962700.990%
September 2023Sept 20232952700.997%
September 2022Sept 20222952470.898%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20261.46 mi2.35 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.1, and 47.2% 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- (35.2 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: 47.8 (England 46.3)47.82017/18: 46.6 (England 46.5)46.62018/19: 44.8 (England 46.7)44.82021/22: 49.9 (England 48.8)49.92022/23: 52.4 (England 46.3)52.42023/24: 49.2 (England 45.9)49.22024/25: 48.1 (England 46.0)48.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲48.146.0
●47.2%45.4%
▲70.3%64.8%
▼18.8%40.5%
●3.984.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form59+5.9
Sixth form college3.1−2.3
Further education24.6−2.3
Other education0.3−0.9
Apprenticeship4.1+0.6
Employment2−2.2
Not in a lasting destination4.1+0.3
Activity not captured2.7+0.8

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: 28.4 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 29.2 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 29.9 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 31.4 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 38.5 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 33.2 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 33.2 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 35.2 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
165 studentsB- (35.2)Above average +0.14
165 studentsB- (35.1)Above average +0.12
67 studentsDist- (31.7)Average +0.08
8.1%AAB or better
98.2%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24150C+ (33.2)+0.14
2022/23117C+ (33.2)—
2021/22153B (38.5)—
2018/19150C (31.4)+0.12
2017/18182C (29.9)+0.07
2016/17167C (29.2)+0.05
2015/16166C (28.4)0.00

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University49.7+3.5
Further and other education6.5+1.4
Further education3.9−0.5
Other education2.6+2
Apprenticeship5.2−1.1
Employment28.1+0.3
Not in a lasting destination7.8−3
Activity not captured2.6−1.2

Ofsted

Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 27 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
27 Sept 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2012

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • May 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Mar 2009Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (277 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
87%
Replies
277
16% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school●89% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe●90% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved●83% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼78% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well●85% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼54% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing●85% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●78% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲80% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 76% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲59% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 34% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼54% agreeEngland 67%

based on 36 parents (13%) with SEND

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