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Thomas Keble School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Eastcombe, Stroud GL6 7DY · thomaskeble.gloucs.sch.uk · 01452 770301
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Gloucestershire 50.3, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.05 mi
- 3.30 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Gloucestershire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 718
- 8 over 710 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.7%
- First language not English
- 2.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Thomas Keble School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.05 mi (3.30 km) from the school. Source: Gloucestershire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 164 families put the school first and 123 places were offered; 71% 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 | 123 | 164 | 1.3▲ | 71% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 130 | 182 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 128 | 155 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 158 | 172 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 136 | 154 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.05 mi3.30 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.6, and 52.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲52.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲77.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼28.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.15 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 7.3 | +0.3 |
| Sixth form college | 53.7 | −9.9 |
| Further education | 30.1 | +16.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | +1 |
| Employment | 3.3 | +0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.3 | −3.7 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 4 July 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Thomas Keble School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 3 Jul 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (177 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 177
- 26% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 35 parents (20%) with SEND