Secondary school

Tewkesbury Academy

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Gloucestershire
  • GL20 8DF
  • Sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Apr 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,103 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 65%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 38%38%2016/17: top 96%2017/18: top 48%2018/19: top 46%2021/22: top 49%2022/23: top 57%2023/24: top 66%2024/25: top 65%No exams

A-level results

#191 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 WestArrows: South West rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 843.1 · South West 45.54/10 Below−23.6 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths39.2% · South West 44.2%4/10 Below−31.4 pts
EBacc point score3.62 · South West 3.983/10 Below−12.1 pts
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.07 · South West −0.025/10 Middle
A level points per entry27.84 · South West 33.672/10 Well below South West−37.6 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 51.8 · 247 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 34.6 · 207 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 46.3 · 196 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 46.9 · 230 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 48.6 · 207 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 44.6 · 222 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 42.5 · 200 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 43.1 · 189 pupils · South West 45.4551.834.6No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 30% · 207 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 39% · 196 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 47% · 230 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 52% · 207 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 46% · 222 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 39.5% · 200 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 39.2% · 189 pupils · South West 44.2%52%30%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 28.96 · 124 pupils · South West 29.292016/17: 28.19 · 132 pupils · South West 30.032017/18: 29.28 · 117 pupils · South West 30.252018/19: 30.85 · 80 pupils · South West 31.572021/22: 37.33 · 110 pupils · South West 36.992022/23: 29.94 · 68 pupils · South West 33.142023/24: 26.62 · 90 pupils · South West 33.012024/25: 27.84 · 84 pupils · South West 33.6737.3326.62No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in99.3%
142 of 143 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 99.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st143142
2nd297
3rd217

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2010–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Sixth form provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2010Goodas predecessor
  2. 2013Requires improvement
  3. 2014Requires improvement
  4. 2015Ungraded visit
  5. 2016Good
  6. 2021Remains Good
  7. 2022Requires improvement
  8. 2025All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,019
Free school meals (past 6 years)23.4%
First language not English7.3%
SEN support11.5%
EHC plan2.4%
Absence (sessions missed)10.2%
Persistently absent pupils27.4%

Girls 44.4%Boys 55.6%

57.5% full · 1,771 places · 146 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 264 responses (23.8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school62.5% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school67.8% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved33.7% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 59.5% not applicable30.8% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year42.8% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 14% not applicable50.7% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?20.1% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 20.1% who said Yes above37.7% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child51.9% agree
  • My child does well at this school54.9% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing55.3% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school74.6% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school80.3% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development44.3% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent43.6% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.7
Pupils per adult12.2
  • Classroom teachers 48.6
  • Leadership 9
  • Teaching assistants 13.2
  • Other support 26.5

Teachers 57.6 FTE · Whole workforce 97.3 · 115 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,005
Spend per pupil£7,086
Staff spend per pupil£5,750
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£1,021,000in-year balance

Grants £7,727 · self-generated £277 · premises £373 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION (35 academies) · trust reserve £10,183,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

200 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained90.5%
  • Education82%
  • Apprenticeship6%
  • Employment2.5%
  • Not sustained5%
  • Unknown4.5%

After sixth form (16–18)

99 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained91.9%
  • Education45.5%
  • Higher education44.4%
  • Apprenticeship9.1%
  • Employment37.4%
  • Not sustained8.1%
  • Unknown0%