Churchdown School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Churchdown 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.
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Key facts
- Address
- Winston Road, Churchdown, Gloucester, GL3 2RB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Gloucestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,430 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 17 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy learning and benefit from effective teaching.”
- “Those with barriers to learning and/or well-being progress well through the curriculum.”
- “Disadvantaged pupils achieve very well, often outperforming their peers in national examinations.”
To improve
- “On occasions, however, teaching does not match well enough to pupils' starting points.”
- “However, teaching sometimes does not deepen students’ understanding as well as it could.”
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) | 54% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51.5 | 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: 292 first-preference applications, 238 offers in total, 227 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2021 to 2026, as Gloucestershire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Gloucestershire.
- Chosen Hill School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sir Thomas Rich's School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Barnwood Park School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Denmark Road High School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Henley Bank High School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Pate's Grammar School 3.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Gloucester Academy 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre 3.3 mi Good Last distance published