Secondary school

The Cotswold Academy

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Gloucestershire
  • GL54 2BD
  • Sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Mar 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 630 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 20%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 8%8%2016/17: top 11%2017/18: top 11%2018/19: top 11%2021/22: top 11%2022/23: top 12%2023/24: top 15%2024/25: top 20%No exams

A-level results

#26 of 224 South West sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against South West

Attainment 853 · South West 45.59/10 Top 20%−5.3 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths54.9% · South West 44.2%8/10 Above−11.3 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.78 · South West 3.989/10 Top 20%
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.49 · South West −0.029/10 Top 20%+7.3 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry40.97 · South West 33.6710/10 Top 10%
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 59.6 · 201 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 55.6 · 193 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 56.5 · 189 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 56.7 · 217 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 59.8 · 223 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 56.9 · 205 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 55.2 · 241 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 53 · 206 pupils · South West 45.4559.853No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 63% · 193 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 63% · 189 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 62% · 217 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 68% · 223 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 62% · 205 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 61.8% · 241 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 54.9% · 206 pupils · South West 44.2%68%54.9%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 35.11 · 140 pupils · South West 29.292016/17: 36.29 · 127 pupils · South West 30.032017/18: 33.55 · 139 pupils · South West 30.252018/19: 35.63 · 139 pupils · South West 31.572021/22: 44.09 · 128 pupils · South West 36.992022/23: 37.3 · 126 pupils · South West 33.142023/24: 40.29 · 137 pupils · South West 33.012024/25: 40.97 · 131 pupils · South West 33.6744.0933.55No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in84.4%
233 of 276 who put it first2014 · 77.3%2026 · 84.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st276233
2nd1106
3rd552

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2025

  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Quality of educationOutstanding
  • Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
  • Sixth form provisionOutstanding
  • Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2006Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2009Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2015Outstanding
  4. 2025All areas Outstanding

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,564
Free school meals (past 6 years)16.2%
First language not English3.4%
SEN support14.9%
EHC plan2.7%
Absence (sessions missed)7.0%
Persistently absent pupils17.7%

Girls 50.9%Boys 49.1%

102.2% full · 1,530 places · 319 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 306 responses (20.4% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school97.1% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school96.7% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved97.1% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 74.5% not applicable79.5% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year96.1% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 29.7% not applicable94.9% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?24.2% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 24.2% who said Yes above90.5% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child97.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school96.7% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing98.7% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school98.7% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school98% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development95.8% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent98% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.1
Pupils per adult13.0
  • Classroom teachers 78.5
  • Leadership 13
  • Teaching assistants 20.8
  • Other support 39.4

Teachers 91.5 FTE · Whole workforce 151.7 · 185 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,643
Spend per pupil£7,427
Staff spend per pupil£5,679
Reserve per pupil£459
  • +£689,000revenue reserve
  • +£323,000in-year balance

Grants £7,255 · self-generated £388 · premises £287 per pupil

Single-academy trust: THE COTSWOLD SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

241 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained92.1%
  • Education84.6%
  • Apprenticeship3.7%
  • Employment3.7%
  • Not sustained4.6%
  • Unknown3.3%

After sixth form (16–18)

150 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained88%
  • Education56.7%
  • Higher education52%
  • Apprenticeship4%
  • Employment27.3%
  • Not sustained7.3%
  • Unknown4.7%