Winchcombe School
Greet Road, Cheltenham, GL54 5LB
515 pupils · 112% of 460 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE BALCARRAS TRUST
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Free school meals
- 21.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 16 June 2026, published 7 July 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 31.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 56.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 10.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.79 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 111 | 88 | 324 | 111 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 110 | 103 | 354 | 110 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 119 | 104 | 316 | 119 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 107 | 72 | 220 | 89 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 101 | 87 | 238 | 91 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 106 | 91 | 278 | 105 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 108 | 101 | 303 | 108 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 96 | 108 | 339 | 96 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Cleeve School 6.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Pittville School 9 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Balcarras School 10.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham 11.4 km · Some aspects not as strong (2024)
- Tewkesbury Academy 12 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Pate's Grammar School 12.2 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.