Winchcombe School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Unknown
Address Greet Road
Winchcombe
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL54 5LB
Phone 01242602233
Reference Number 136764

General Makeup

Number of pupils 491
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.9%
Girls: 50.1%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 19.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 52 44 96
8 53 39 92
9 52 58 110
10 48 48 96
11 40 57 97

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 86.4%
Unclassified 4.9%
White, Other 4.5%
Mixed, Other 1.2%
White & Asian 0.8%
Irish 0.8%
African 0.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Asian, Other 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-05-23
Date Description Report
2022-03-29 School inspection: School inspection:
2018-12-04 Short inspection Short inspection
2015-05-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-05-16 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Winchcombe School
2010-11-11 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2009-11-25 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-09-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-02-05 Full inspection Full inspection
2010-11-11 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2009-11-25 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-09-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-02-05 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)
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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) 62.9% 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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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 107 11
Third Preference 48 5
From another Local Authority 2 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
Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School
Back Lane, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 5PZ
0.67 miles
Gretton Primary School
Gretton, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 5EY
1.22 miles
Isbourne Valley School
Didbrook, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 5PF
2.07 miles
Oak Hill Church of England Primary School
School Road, Alderton, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 8NP
2.77 miles
Gotherington Primary School
The Lawns, Gotherington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 9QT
3.61 miles
Woodmancote School
Station Road, Woodmancote, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 9HN
3.74 miles
Temple Guiting Church of England School
Temple Guiting, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 5RW
4.13 miles
Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy
Tobyfield Road, Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 8NN
4.26 miles
Grangefield Primary School
Voxwell Lane, Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 8GL
4.59 miles
Name Distance
Cleeve School
Two Hedges Road, Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 8AE
4.17 miles
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