Outstanding progress and attainment

“The top comprehensive secondary school in Gloucestershire” (The Times Secondary School League Tables 2019)

• Rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in 2015 and in the three previous inspections
• A National Teaching School designated by The National College for Teaching & Leadership
• Awarded the International Schools Award 2019-22 by The British Council, reaffirming our long-held ISA status
• Membership of the National Association for Able Children in Education (NACE), which benefits every student, regardless of ability

GCSE results in 2019 remain well above national expectations

• 62% of students achieved the benchmark of five or more 9-5 grades, including Maths and English (national 43%) and 82% achieved 9-4 grades.
• 35% of all grades at 9-7
• 34 students gained grades 9-7 in eight or more of their GCSEs

Sixth Form examination results in 2019 were outstanding

• Significant rise in A* and A grades: 19% of all grades at A* and 41% at A* or A.
• Two-thirds of all A Level grades awarded at A*, A or B.
• Ten students achieved three or more A* or A grades, including one student who gained five A* grades
• Five Cotswold students received offers to study at Oxford and Cambridge in 2020
• Within five years, the number of students going on to study at Russell Group universities has doubled