Tewkesbury Academy

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Ashchurch Road
Tewkesbury
Gloucestershire
GL20 8DF
Phone 01684292152
Reference Number 137752

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1108
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 55.6%
Girls: 44.4%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 22.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 7.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 93 90 183
8 109 77 186
9 109 78 187
10 110 107 217
11 113 76 189
12 39 24 63
13 43 40 83

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 87.3%
White, Other 5.9%
Unclassified 1.6%
Indian 1.2%
White & Asian 0.7%
African 0.6%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Mixed, Other 0.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Report Date 2025-05-23
Date Report
2025-04-29 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 23 May 2025
2022-10-11 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 13 January 2023
2021-09-28 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 12 November 2021
2016-02-03 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 10 March 2016
2015-12-04 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 04 January 2016
2015-03-26 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 30 April 2015
2014-11-26 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 12 January 2015
2013-10-14 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 08 November 2013
2013-07-03 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 04 September 2013
2012-02-21 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 09 March 2012
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 18 February 2012
Previously as Tewkesbury School
2010-05-12 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 10 June 2010
2008-11-11 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 31 December 2008
2007-01-24 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 12 February 2007
2002-09-30 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 14 January 2003
2010-05-12 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 10 June 2010
2008-11-11 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 31 December 2008
2007-01-24 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 12 February 2007
2002-09-30 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 14 January 2003

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 39.2% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 56.6% Unlock Unlock

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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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 28.24 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 30.07 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C- B- C+
Average Grade (best 3) C B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 2% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 32 8
Third Preference 13 6
From another Local Authority 5 5

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Tirlebrook Primary School
Brensham Road, Newtown, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 8EW
0.06 miles
Mitton Manor Primary School
Carrant Road, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 8AR
0.63 miles
Tewkesbury Church of England Primary School
Chance Street, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 5RQ
0.79 miles
Northway Infant School
Virginia Road, Northway, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 8PT
1.01 miles
Carrant Brook Junior School
Hardwick Bank Road, Northway, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 8RP
1.12 miles
Ashchurch Primary School
Ashchurch Road, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 8LA
1.13 miles
The John Moore Primary School
Columbine Road, Walton Cardiff, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 7SP
1.19 miles
Queen Margaret Primary Academy
York Road, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 5HU
1.32 miles
Twyning School
Twyning Green, Twyning, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 6DF
2.38 miles
Bredon Hancock's Endowed CofE First School
Church Street, Bredon, Church St, Bredon, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 7LA
2.55 miles
Tredington Community Primary School
Tredington, Tewkesbury, GL20 7BU
2.59 miles
Overbury CofE First School
School Lane, Overbury, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 7NT
3.97 miles
Gotherington Primary School
The Lawns, Gotherington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 9QT
4.16 miles
Deerhurst and Apperley Church of England Primary School
Apperley, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL19 4DQ
4.19 miles
Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy
Tobyfield Road, Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 8NN
4.61 miles
Grangefield Primary School
Voxwell Lane, Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 8GL
4.67 miles
Woodmancote School
Station Road, Woodmancote, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 9HN
4.92 miles
Eldersfield Lawn CofE Primary School
Corse Lawn, Eldersfield Lawn School, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL19 4LZ
4.97 miles
Name Distance
Alderman Knight School
Ashchurch Road, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 8JJ
0.2 miles
Norton College Tewkesbury
International Way, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 8UQ
0.43 miles
Bredon School
Pull Court, Tewkesbury, GL20 6AH
1.07 miles
Oneschool Global Uk - Tewkesbury Campus
Gloucester Road, Tewkesbury, GL20 7DG
1.82 miles
Cleeve School
Two Hedges Road, Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 8AE
4.98 miles
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