Secondary school

Pate's Grammar School

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
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  • Gloucestershire
  • GL51 0HG
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Outstanding · inspected Mar 2024 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 1%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 1%1%2016/17: top 1%2017/18: top 1%2018/19: top 1%2021/22: top 1%2022/23: top 1%2023/24: top 1%2024/25: top 1%No exams

A-level results

#1 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 882.7 · South West 45.510/10 Top 10%
Grade 5+ English and maths99.3% · South West 44.2%10/10 Top 10%
EBacc point score7.79 · South West 3.9810/10 Top 10%
Progress 8 · 2023/24+1.01 · South West −0.0210/10 Top 10%
A level points per entry50.77 · South West 33.6710/10 Top 10%
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 75.9 · 121 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 79.4 · 122 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 80.6 · 122 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 81.4 · 126 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 84 · 144 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 82.5 · 154 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 83.7 · 149 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 82.7 · 151 pupils · South West 45.458475.9No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 98% · 122 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 98% · 122 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 99% · 126 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 99% · 144 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 99% · 154 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 98.7% · 149 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 99.3% · 151 pupils · South West 44.2%99.3%98%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 47.43 · 220 pupils · South West 29.292016/17: 47.54 · 228 pupils · South West 30.032017/18: 48.11 · 221 pupils · South West 30.252018/19: 49.67 · 190 pupils · South West 31.572021/22: 52.13 · 229 pupils · South West 36.992022/23: 48.74 · 240 pupils · South West 33.142023/24: 49.61 · 243 pupils · South West 33.012024/25: 50.77 · 258 pupils · South West 33.6752.1347.43No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in68.5%
146 of 213 who put it first2014 · 71.4%2026 · 68.5%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st213146
2nd370
3rd230

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2024

  1. 2005Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2009Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2013Outstanding
  4. 2024Outstanding

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,288
Free school meals (past 6 years)3.8%
First language not English25.3%
SEN support5.6%
EHC plan0.2%
Absence (sessions missed)4.5%
Persistently absent pupils13.3%

Girls 47%Boys 53%

105.6% full · 1,220 places · 529 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 430 responses (34.4% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school96.7% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school97.4% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved95.1% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 77.9% not applicable46.3% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year84.7% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 45.6% not applicable82.5% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed72.7% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child96.3% agree
  • My child does well at this school96.8% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing96.5% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school94.6% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school99.1% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development95.1% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent95.3% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.8
Pupils per adult14.5
  • Classroom teachers 60.5
  • Leadership 8
  • Teaching assistants 6.1
  • Other support 40.3

Teachers 68.5 FTE · Whole workforce 115 · 142 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,374
Spend per pupil£8,421
Staff spend per pupil£6,031
Reserve per pupil£563
  • +£725,000revenue reserve
  • −£60,000in-year balance

Grants £7,536 · self-generated £890 · premises £368 per pupil

Single-academy trust: PATE'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

149 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained98.7%
  • Education98.7%
  • Apprenticeship0%
  • Employment0%
  • Not sustained0%
  • Unknown1.3%

After sixth form (16–18)

244 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained89.8%
  • Education73%
  • Higher education72.5%
  • Apprenticeship2.9%
  • Employment13.9%
  • Not sustained6.6%
  • Unknown3.7%