Balcarras School

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

1.25 miles

Published by Gloucestershire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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Balcarras School is a secondary school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 March 2025. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.

Balcarras School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Year 7 2026	1.25 mi
Year 7 2025	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2024	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2023	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2022	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2021	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2020	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2019	🔒 With a pass

And 4 earlier figures.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 1.25 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 23 Gloucestershire secondary schools with a published last distance.
For Year 7 2026, there were 239 first-choice applications for 181 offers; 175 offers went to first-choice families and 64 first-choice families (27%) were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 58.5 (England 46).
The A level average grade in 2024/25 was B (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level above average.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Gloucestershire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: East End Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, GL53 8QF
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 1,427 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 6% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 17.3

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 4 March 2025

Strengths

“Pupils and staff have huge pride in their school.”
“The school is highly ambitious for pupils to enjoy a broad and well-designed curriculum.”
“It has the highest expectations for all pupils, both for their academic achievement and to be part of a positive and inclusive school community.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	67%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	58.5	46
A level average grade (2024/25)	B	B-

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Year 7 entry: 239 first-preference applications, 181 offers in total, 175 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Gloucestershire.

The High School Leckhampton 2.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Pittville School 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
Pate's Grammar School 3.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham 3.6 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
Cleeve School 4.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
Chosen Hill School 5.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
Henley Bank High School 5.0 mi Good Last distance published