OFSTED
27 September 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Trust
CHELTENHAM BOURNSIDE SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM CENTRE
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,846
1,845 full-time ·
1 part-time
Female pupils
912
49.4% of pupils
Male pupils
934
50.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.8 pts
below England
School
21.0%
Cheltenham
14.9%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.7 pts
below England
School
17.6%
Cheltenham
13.2%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
above England
School
1.9%
Cheltenham
0.9%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
71.7%
1,323
Any other White background
10.2%
189
Unclassified
3.4%
62
White and Asian
2.2%
40
Chinese
2.0%
37
African
1.7%
32
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
14.2%
262 of
1,846 pupils
6.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
48.1
8.9 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.44 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.58%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.36 pts
higher than
England
School
9.58%
Cheltenham
6.12%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.81%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.99 pts
higher than
England
School
27.81%
Cheltenham
15.12%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.41%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.60 pts
higher than
England
School
4.41%
Cheltenham
1.81%
South West
1.90%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
94.3%
2.0 pts
above England
Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
94.3%
Cheltenham
95.4%
South West
88.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.