Pate's Grammar SchoolCleeve School

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

Summary of the comparison

Pate's Grammar School and Cleeve School are secondary schools in Cheltenham.

  • Pate's Grammar School scores 89 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Cleeve School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Pate's Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Pate's Grammar School was judged Outstanding and Cleeve School was judged strong.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 82.4 for Pate's Grammar School and 49.4 for Cleeve School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Pate's Grammar School (84.0 in 2021-22, 82.4 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Cleeve School (52.0 in 2021-22, 49.4 in 2025-26).

Side-by-side comparison

Pate's Grammar School versus Cleeve School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CheltenhamPate's Grammar SchoolCheltenhamCleeve SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreA89/100Stronger figureC64/100
Local ranking1st of 41 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure16th of 41 in Gloucestershire
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Strong
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,288 1,903
Capacity1,220 1,575
LocationCheltenham, GL51 0HG Cheltenham, GL52 8AE
GCSE results
Attainment 882.4 Stronger figure49.4 46.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths99.3% Stronger figure53.8% 46.3%
Grade 4+ in English & maths99.3% Stronger figure74.1% 64.8%
Cohort150 290
A-level results
A-level entries258 138
A-level average points50.8 Stronger figure33.1 35.0
A-level average gradeA C+
Best 3 A-levels points51.0 Stronger figure33.5 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects71.3% Stronger figure7.3% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,288 1,848
Free school meals (ever 6)3.8% 19.6%
English as an additional language25.3% 11.4%
SEN support5.6% 8.2%
SEN with an EHC plan0.2% 2.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.5% Stronger figure7.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.3% Stronger figure20.9% 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.

Pate's Grammar School

Cleeve School

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