Find All Schools in Gloucestershire - 476 Schools.

There are 476 schools and 520 nurseries located in Gloucestershire.

Facts About Gloucestershire Schools

  • 138,555 pupils are attending 476 schools in Gloucestershire in 2020/21. This includes 411 state-funded and 30 independent schools.
  • The top ranked schools in Gloucestershire are St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Widden Primary School, and Marling School. Rank is based on a overall Snobe grade.
  • In Gloucestershire schools, 10.57% of pupils strong pass in reading, writing & maths versus the england average of 9.86%.
  • 28.39% of pupils in Gloucestershire achieved 5 or more grades in GCSEs 2019 as compared with england average of 25.13%.

Best Schools in Gloucestershire

Top 5 Nurseries

School name
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Buckingham Gardens Day Nursery
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River Children's Centre
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Tinies Nursery Gloucester
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Tiddlypeeps
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Winterbourne Early Years Centre At St Michaels
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Top 5 Primary Schools

School name English Maths
A+
St Paul's Church of England Primary School Age: 4-11 yr 210 students
105 105
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Widden Primary School Age: 4-11 yr 408 students
97 101
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St James Church of England Junior School Age: 7-11 yr 148 students
102 105
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Gardners Lane Primary School Age: 4-11 yr 296 students
102 105
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St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Age: 4-11 yr 204 students
101 101
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Top 5 Secondary Schools

School name 5+ at GCSE Entering eBacc
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Marling School Age: 11-18 yr 1061 students
94% 68%
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The Cotswold Academy Age: 11-18 yr 1408 students
62% 48%
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Chipping Campden School Age: 11-18 yr 1344 students
57% 59%
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Katharine Lady Berkeley's School Age: 11-18 yr 1469 students
60% 53%
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Bradley Stoke Community School Age: 4-18 yr 1244 students
56% 29%
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Top 5 Private Schools

School name Fee yearly
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The Richard Pate School Age: 3-11 yr 295 students
£1,160 to £3,650
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Beaudesert Park School Age: 5-12 yr 419 students
£1,915 to £5,887
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Hopelands Preparatory School Age: 3-11 yr 71 students
£2,096 to £3,041
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Edward Jenner School Age: 5-16 yr 36 students
£2,520 to £2,880
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Immanuel Christian School Age: 4-16 yr 33 students
£260 to £1,326
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Gloucestershire Admissions

To apply for your child's admission, visit https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/education-and-learning/school-admissions/

  • Start of application process

    Gloucestershire start accepting application for admissions. Parents can start applying for a school online at https://emsonline.gloucestershire.gov.uk/CitizenPortal/en

  • End of application process

    The closing date for applications. Gloucestershire will class any application or change you make after this date as late.

  • offer day

    Emails to residents who applied online will be sent.

    Letters to residents who applied using a paper application form will be sent.

Gloucestershire Holiday

Title Holiday Dates
Autumn Half Term Holidays 25th Oct 2021 - 29th Oct 2021
Winter Holidays 20th Dec 2021 - 3rd Jan 2022
Spring Half Term Holidays 21st Feb 2022 - 25th Feb 2022
Spring Holidays 11th Apr 2022 - 22nd Apr 2022
Summer Half Term Holidays 30th May 2022 - 3rd Jun 2022
Summer Holidays 25th Jul 2022 - 2nd Sep 2022

Gloucestershire Termdates

Title Term Dates
Autumn Term 2nd Sep 2021 - 24th Oct 2021
Autumn Term-2 30th Oct 2021 - 19th Dec 2021
Spring Term 4th Jan 2022 - 20th Feb 2022
Spring Term-2 26th Feb 2022 - 10th Apr 2022
Summer Term 23rd Apr 2022 - 29th May 2022
Summer Term-2 4th Jun 2022 - 24th Jul 2022

Students in Gloucestershire

By phase of education

Primary
74,225
Special
9,396
Secondary
64,330
  • Total students
    138,555 (70,439 boys & 68,116 girls)
  • Expenses Per Student
    € 6050.51 / student
    England avg.€ 6809.25

Teachers in Gloucestershire

  • Students per teacher
    19 : 1
    England Avg. 19 : 1
  • Total teachers
    9,707
  • Total teacher assistants
    5,775
  • Average Teacher Salary
    € 36909.84
    England avg. € 38066.89

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Is school free in Gloucestershire?

Yes, 9 schools are free in Gloucestershire.
14.97% of pupils are known to be eligible for free school meals out of 138,555 pupils.

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Are schools in Gloucestershire good?

Total 0.88% of schools are currently judged to be good or outstanding by Ofsted in Gloucestershire.
List of ofsted outstanding & good schools:

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Which is largest school in Gloucestershire?

Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre is Largest school in Gloucestershire with 1,705 pupils.

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