Churchdown SchoolHenley Bank High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Gloucester.

Summary of the comparison

Churchdown School and Henley Bank High School are secondary schools in Gloucester.

  • Churchdown School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Henley Bank High School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Churchdown School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Churchdown School was judged strong and Henley Bank High School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.5 for Churchdown School and 49.0 for Henley Bank High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Churchdown School (53.4 in 2021-22, 51.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Henley Bank High School (54.4 in 2021-22, 49.0 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Churchdown School versus Henley Bank High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure GloucesterChurchdown SchoolGloucesterHenley Bank High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB72/100Stronger figureC66/100
Local ranking9th of 40 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure13th of 40 in Gloucestershire
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,447 876
Capacity1,332 850
LocationGloucester, GL3 2RB Gloucester, GL3 4QF
GCSE results
Attainment 851.5 Stronger figure49.0 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths53.8% Stronger figure50.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths77.5% Stronger figure72.0% 64.8%
Entering EBacc17.6% 23.3% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.22 4.27 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort262 150
A-level results
A-level entries88 Not reported
A-level average points36.0 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeB- Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points37.4 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects5.3% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,447 876
Free school meals (ever 6)15.9% 33.3%
English as an additional language6.2% 6.8%
SEN support11.7% 22.5%
SEN with an EHC plan3.5% 5.5%
Attendance
Overall absence5.7% Stronger figure10.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence14.7% Stronger figure29.5% 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

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.

Churchdown School

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