Secondary schools in Gloucester
12 secondary schools in Gloucester, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Gloucester in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 12 schools in Gloucester first 2,434 times for 2,357 places: 1.03 first choices per place, against 1.01 across the Gloucestershire authority's 40 schools. 8 of the 12 had more first choices than places. For 2025 entry, 4 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.45 miles (Barnwood Park School) to 2.61 miles (Chosen Hill School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- The Crypt School
- Chosen Hill School
- Churchdown School
- Denmark Road High School
- Gloucester Academy
- Henley Bank High School
- Holmleigh Park High School
- Ribston Hall High School
- Sir Thomas Rich's School
- St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
- Barnwood Park School
- Severn Vale School
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Browse by authority: Gloucestershire · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.