Schools in Gloucestershire
339 schools across 43 towns
Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 155 of 339 schools here that have a published grade.
Gloucestershire has 339 schools across 43 towns — 241 primary, 41 secondary, educating around 101,295 pupils. 88% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (136 of 155). There are currently 41 open teaching jobs in Gloucestershire. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across Gloucestershire.
Gloucestershirelocal authority guide — teacher pay, ratios & spending →School spending in Gloucestershire
Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).
Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.
Top-performing schools in Gloucestershire
Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.
By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score
- 1Pate's Grammar School82.7Attainment 8
- 2Sir Thomas Rich's School77.2Attainment 8
- 3Stroud High School76.9Attainment 8
- 4Marling School73.9Attainment 8
- 5Denmark Road High School72.9Attainment 8
Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Towns in Gloucestershire
Select a town to browse its schools and Ofsted ratings
Berkeley
Blakeney
Broadway
Brockworth
Chedworth
Cheltenham
CHELTENHAM
Chepstow
Chipping Campden
Chipping Norton
Cinderford
Cirencester
Coleford
Cotswold
Drybrook
Dursley
Dymock
Fairford
Forest of Dean
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
Horsley
Huntley
Kingswood
Lechlade
Ledbury
Lydbrook
Lydney
Mitcheldean
Moreton-in-Marsh
Newent
Newnham
Nr Cirencester
Ruardean
Slimbridge
Stonehouse
Stroud
STROUD
Tetbury
Tewkesbury
Westbury-on-Severn
Wotton-under-Edge
Wotton-Under-Edge
Outstanding Schools in Gloucestershire
Schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted
Abbeymead Primary School
Gloucester, Gloucestershire· GL4 5YS
418 pupils
KS2: 61% met expected standard
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire· GL50 2NR
217 pupils
KS2: 69% met expected standard
Trust: THE DIOCESE OF GLOUCESTER ACADEMIES TRUST
Northway Infant School
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire· GL20 8PT
88 pupils
Trust: GLOUCESTERSHIRE LEARNING ALLIANCE
Pate's Grammar School
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire· GL51 0HG
1,288 pupils
Attainment 8: 82.7
Trust: PATE'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Powell's Church of England Primary School
Cirencester, Gloucestershire· GL7 2DJ
421 pupils
KS2: 78% met expected standard
Stroud High School
Stroud, Gloucestershire· GL5 4HF
1,106 pupils
Attainment 8: 76.9
Trust: STROUD HIGH SCHOOL