Cleeve SchoolTewkesbury Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Cleeve School and Tewkesbury Academy are secondary schools.

  • Cleeve School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Tewkesbury Academy scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Cleeve School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Cleeve School was judged strong and Tewkesbury Academy was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.9 for Cleeve School and 43.1 for Tewkesbury Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Cleeve School (52.0 in 2021-22, 49.9 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Tewkesbury Academy (48.6 in 2021-22, 43.1 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Cleeve School versus Tewkesbury Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CheltenhamCleeve SchoolTewkesburyTewkesbury AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100Stronger figureD54/100
Local ranking16th of 40 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure30th of 40 in Gloucestershire
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,848 1,108
Capacity1,575 1,771
LocationCheltenham, GL52 8AE Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF
GCSE results
Attainment 849.9 Stronger figure43.1 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths52.7% Stronger figure39.2% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths70.4% Stronger figure63.5% 64.8%
Entering EBacc27.4% Stronger figure13.8% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.35 Stronger figure3.62 4.09
Cohort277 189
A-level results
A-level entries138 84
A-level average points33.1 Stronger figure27.8 35.0
A-level average gradeC+ C-
Best 3 A-levels points33.5 Stronger figure30.1 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects7.3% Stronger figure2.0% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,848 1,108
Free school meals (ever 6)19.6% 23.4%
English as an additional language11.4% 7.3%
SEN support8.2% 11.5%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence7.7% Stronger figure10.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence20.9% Stronger figure27.4% 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.

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