Chosen Hill SchoolChurchdown School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Gloucester.
Summary of the comparison
Chosen Hill School and Churchdown School are secondary schools in Gloucester.
Chosen Hill School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Churchdown School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Churchdown School is ahead on our composite score.
Chosen Hill School was judged the expected standard and Churchdown School was judged strong.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.6 for Chosen Hill School and 51.5 for Churchdown School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Chosen Hill School (46.7 in 2021-22, 48.6 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Churchdown School (53.4 in 2021-22, 51.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | GloucesterChosen Hill School | GloucesterChurchdown School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100 | B72/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 29th of 40 in Gloucestershire | 9th of 40 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,292 | 1,447 | |
| Capacity | 1,490 | 1,332 | |
| Location | Gloucester, GL3 2PL | Gloucester, GL3 2RB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 48.6 | 51.5 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53.1% | 53.8% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70.8% | 77.5% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 22.6% Stronger figure | 17.6% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.19 | 4.22 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 226 | 262 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 91 | 88 | |
| A-level average points | 26.6 | 36.0 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 26.4 | 37.4 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 3.8% | 5.3% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,292 | 1,447 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 18.2% | 15.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 11.1% | 6.2% | |
| SEN support | 7.7% | 11.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.6% | 3.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.0% | 5.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.7% | 14.7% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Chosen Hill School
Churchdown School
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