Pittville SchoolPate's Grammar School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Cheltenham.
Summary of the comparison
Pittville School and Pate's Grammar School are secondary schools in Cheltenham.
Pittville School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Pate's Grammar School scores 89 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). Pate's Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Pittville School was judged Good and Pate's Grammar School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.5 for Pittville School and 82.7 for Pate's Grammar School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Pittville School (41.9 in 2021-22, 47.5 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Pate's Grammar School (84.0 in 2021-22, 82.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CheltenhamPittville School | CheltenhamPate's Grammar School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C58/100 | A89/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 24th of 40 in Gloucestershire | 1st of 40 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 858 | 1,288 | |
| Capacity | 875 | 1,220 | |
| Location | Cheltenham, GL52 3JD | Cheltenham, GL51 0HG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.5 | 82.7 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44.3% | 99.3% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66.5% | 100.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 32.3% | 69.5% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.16 | 7.79 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 167 | 151 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 258 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 50.8 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | A | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 51.0 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 71.3% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 858 | 1,288 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.8% | 3.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 14.9% | 25.3% | |
| SEN support | 20.2% | 5.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 6.6% | 0.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.2% | 4.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.5% | 13.3% 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
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.
Pittville School
Pate's Grammar School
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