Denmark Road High School

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

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

Not published

From Gloucestershire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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Denmark Road High School is a secondary school in Gloucester, Gloucestershire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.

Denmark Road High 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	Not published
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

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

What the figures show

6.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 22.5% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Gloucestershire.
In 2026, Year 7 had 190 first-choice applications for 147 offers; 135 offers went to first-choice families and 55 first-choice families (29%) were not offered a place.
For Year 7 2026 entry, 149 of the 511 applications (29%) came from families living outside Gloucestershire; 23 offers went to them.
94% reached grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25, 3rd highest of 8 Gloucestershire secondary schools: this one and 7 of the 8 nearest with results.

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: Denmark Road, Gloucester, GL1 3JN
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Selective
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 1,024 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 6.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 17.1

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

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 February 2026

Strengths

“Pupils enjoy learning the school’s ambitious curriculum.”
“As a result of consistently effective teaching, they achieve highly.”
“Pupils deepen their knowledge and skills, and are very well prepared for their next steps in education.”

To improve

“Leaders should strengthen further the school's work to have a transformative impact on pupils' character and confidence.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 May 2026 (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)	94%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	72.9	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: 190 first-preference applications, 147 offers in total, 135 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.

Sir Thomas Rich's School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Barnwood Park School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Ribston Hall High School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Gloucester Academy 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
The Crypt School 2.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Churchdown School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Holmleigh Park High School 3.2 mi Good Last distance published