Pate's Grammar SchoolTewkesbury Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Pate's Grammar School and Tewkesbury Academy are secondary schools.
Pate's Grammar School scores 89 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Tewkesbury Academy scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Pate's Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Pate's Grammar School was judged Outstanding and Tewkesbury Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 82.7 for Pate's Grammar School and 43.1 for Tewkesbury Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Pate's Grammar School (84.0 in 2021-22, 82.7 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Tewkesbury Academy (48.6 in 2021-22, 43.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CheltenhamPate's Grammar School | TewkesburyTewkesbury Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A89/100Stronger figure | D54/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 40 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure | 30th of 40 in Gloucestershire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,288 | 1,108 | |
| Capacity | 1,220 | 1,771 | |
| Location | Cheltenham, GL51 0HG | Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 82.7 Stronger figure | 43.1 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 99.3% Stronger figure | 39.2% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100.0% Stronger figure | 63.5% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 69.5% Stronger figure | 13.8% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.79 Stronger figure | 3.62 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 151 | 189 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 258 | 84 | |
| A-level average points | 50.8 Stronger figure | 27.8 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | A | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 51.0 Stronger figure | 30.1 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 71.3% Stronger figure | 2.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,288 | 1,108 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 3.8% | 23.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 25.3% | 7.3% | |
| SEN support | 5.6% | 11.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.2% | 2.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.5% Stronger figure | 10.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 13.3% Stronger figure | 27.4% | 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.
Pate's Grammar School
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