Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Warden Hill Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL51 3EF
Phone 01242235555
Reference Number 136725

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1828
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.71%
Girls: 49.29%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 19.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 15%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 162 139 301
8 139 161 300
9 153 146 299
10 163 136 299
11 149 147 296
12 85 95 180
13 76 77 153

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 74.5%
White, Other 9.8%
Unclassified 3.1%
White & Asian 2.4%
Chinese 1.8%
Indian 1.5%
Asian, Other 1.5%
White & Black (African) 1.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.9%
African 0.9%
Mixed, Other 0.7%
Irish 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Caribbean 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-11-28
Date Description Report
2022-09-27 School inspection: School inspection:
2016-09-27 Short inspection Short inspection
2012-05-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
2009-03-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-02-22 Full inspection: Full inspection:
1999-11-22 Full inspection Full inspection
2009-03-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-02-22 Full inspection: Full inspection:
1999-11-22 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
49.2 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 48.5% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 66.6% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 33.33 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 33.43 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 10% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 158 35
Third Preference 160 10
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
St James' Church of England Primary School
Merestones Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 2RS
0.3 miles
Warden Hill Primary School
Durham Close, Warden Hill, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 3DF
0.39 miles
Greatfield Park Primary School
Hulbert Crescent, Hatherley, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 3FZ
0.45 miles
Lakeside Primary School
Hatherley Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 6HR
0.67 miles
Benhall Infant School
Robert Burns Avenue, Benhall, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 6PS
0.85 miles
Dean Close Airthrie
27-29 Christchurch Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 2NY
0.88 miles
St Mark's Church of England Junior School
Robert Burns Avenue, Benhall, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 6NU
0.88 miles
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Malvern Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 2NR
1.04 miles
Leckhampton Church of England Primary School
Hall Road, Leckhampton, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 0HP
1.11 miles
Naunton Park Primary School
Naunton Lane, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 7BT
1.15 miles
Rowanfield Junior School
Alstone Lane, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 8HY
1.24 miles
Rowanfield Infant School
Alstone Lane, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 8HY
1.32 miles
Gloucester Road Primary School
Gloucester Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 8PB
1.32 miles
The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great
St James Square, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 3QG
1.34 miles
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Lewis Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 0HZ
1.43 miles
The Richard Pate School
Southern Road, Cheltenham, GL53 9RP
1.56 miles
St John's Church of England Primary School
Albion Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 2SN
1.59 miles
Hesters Way Primary School
DILL Avenue, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 0ES
1.7 miles
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Jersey Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 2JP
1.73 miles
Gardners Lane Primary School
Gardners Lane, Swindon Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 9JW
1.76 miles
Name Distance
Belmont School
Warden Hill Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 3AT
0.12 miles
Bettridge School
Warden Hill Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 3AT
0.16 miles
Dean Close School
Shelburne Road, Cheltenham, GL51 6HE
0.47 miles
Dean Close Preparatory School
Lansdown Road, Cheltenham, GL51 6QS
0.51 miles
Cheltenham College
Bath Road, Cheltenham, GL53 7LD
1.12 miles
Cheltenham Ladies' College
Bayshill Road, Cheltenham, GL50 3EP
1.14 miles
Pate's Grammar School
Princess Elizabeth Way, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 0HG
1.52 miles
St Edward's School
Cirencester Road, Cheltenham, GL53 8EY
1.73 miles
All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham
Blaisdon Way, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 0WH
1.91 miles
Pittville School
Albert Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 3JD
2.31 miles
Balcarras School
East End Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 8QF
2.45 miles
The High School Leckhampton
Farm Lane, Leckhampton, Cheltenham, GL51 3FS
2.45 miles
Chosen Hill School
Brookfield Road, Churchdown, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL3 2PL
2.6 miles
Brook Academy
Mill Lane, Brockworth, Gloucester, GL3 4ZN
3.24 miles
Churchdown School
Winston Road, Churchdown, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL3 2RB
3.3 miles
Henley Bank High School
Mill Lane, Gloucester, GL3 4QF
3.36 miles
Cleeve School
Two Hedges Road, Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 8AE
4.25 miles
Sir Thomas Rich's School
Oakleaze, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 0LF
4.55 miles
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