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Winchcombe School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Greet Road, Winchcombe, Cheltenham GL54 5LB · winchcombeschool.co.uk · 01242 602233
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Gloucestershire 50.3, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 9.25 mi
- 14.89 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Gloucestershire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 515
- 55 over 460 places · 112%
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 21.6%
- First language not English
- 2.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Balcarras Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 9.25 mi (14.89 km) from the school. Source: Gloucestershire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 88 families put the school first and 111 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 111 | 88 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 110 | 103 | 0.9 | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 119 | 104 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 107 | 72 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 101 | 87 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 9.25 mi14.89 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.8, and 31.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Gloucestershire it was 50.3, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼31.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼56.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼10.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.59 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 35.1 | −10.6 |
| Sixth form college | 11.3 | +1.7 |
| Further education | 34 | +8.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2 | −1.2 |
| Employment | 3.1 | −4.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.2 | +3 |
| Activity not captured | 4.1 | +3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Winchcombe School on 16 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 16 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective May 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding May 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (95 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 95
- 19% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (18%) with SEND