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Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Kingswood Road, Wotton-under-Edge GL12 8RB · klbschool.org.uk · 01453 842227
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 53.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Gloucestershire 50.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,549
- 54 over 1,495 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 10.9%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 284 families put the school first and 261 places were offered; 90% 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 | 261 | 284 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 260 | 257 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 242 | 246 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 248 | 277 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 243 | 257 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 53.1, and 59.9% 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- (37.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲53.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲59.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲76.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ●39.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.71 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 55.4 | +1.7 |
| Sixth form college | 11.7 | −1.2 |
| Further education | 19.2 | −2 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.1 | +2 |
| Employment | 2.5 | +0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.3 | +0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 0.8 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 students | B- (37.5) | Average +0.08 | |
| 121 students | B- (37.6) | Average +0.08 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 130 | B (40.1) | +0.22 |
| 2022/23 | 138 | B (39) | — |
| 2021/22 | 134 | B+ (43.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 123 | B- (37.9) | +0.41 |
| 2017/18 | 148 | B- (37.8) | +0.20 |
| 2016/17 | 137 | B- (37.1) | +0.12 |
| 2015/16 | 144 | C+ (32.9) | -0.08 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 53.8 | +0.2 |
| Further and other education | 5.3 | +0.9 |
| Further education | 3.8 | +0.9 |
| Other education | 1.5 | +0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5 | −3.5 |
| Employment | 26.5 | +1.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.1 | −0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | +0.9 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 17 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Katharine Lady Berkeley's School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 16 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Oct 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (452 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 452
- 30% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 68 parents (15%) with SEND