# Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre

Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre is a secondary school in Cheltenham, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,846 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E136725. [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,846
- Council: Cheltenham
- URN: 136725

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), September 2022
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 27 September 2022
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre was 49.6, against 53.2 in Cheltenham and 46.2 in England.
46.9% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Cheltenham | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 49.6 | 53.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46.9% | 55.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70.5% | 72.2% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 292 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Belmont School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/belmont-school-e147577): 190 m. Special. Standards maintained, February 2025
- [Bettridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bettridge-school-e115821): 250 m. Special. School remains Good, November 2022
- [St James' Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-e144089): 490 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2023. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Warden Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warden-hill-primary-school-e115740): 630 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Greatfield Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greatfield-park-primary-school-e115586): 720 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Dean Close School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dean-close-school-e115797): 760 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/136725)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/136725)

## How to cite

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