Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre is a secondary school located in Cheltenham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 11/05/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Warden Hill Road, Cheltenham, GL51 3EF
Website: http://www.bournside.gloucs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01242235555
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Gloucestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Steven Jefferies
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136725

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 11/05/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1808
Number of Pupils: 1747
Number of Boys: 862
Number of Girls: 885

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.26 Confidence interval -0.41 to -0.1
Of the 266 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 255 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:24%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:35%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.78
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St James' Church of England Primary School
Merestones Road, GL50 2RS 		534 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Warden Hill Primary School
Durham Close, Warden Hill GL51 3DF 		689 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Greatfield Park Primary School
Hulbert Crescent, Hatherley GL51 3FZ 		789 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Lakeside Primary School
Hatherley Road, GL51 6HR 		1,186 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Benhall Infant School
Robert Burns Avenue, Benhall GL51 6PS 		1,488 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
Warden Hill Road, GL51 3EF 		0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Pate's Grammar School
Princess Elizabeth Way, GL51 0HG 		2,680 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedGloucestershire College
Cheltenham Campus, Princess Elizabeth Way GL51 7SJ 		2,231 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBelmont School
Warden Hill Road, GL51 3AT 		211 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bettridge School
Warden Hill Road, GL51 3AT 		276 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedDean Close School
Shelburne Road, GL51 6HE 		826 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedDean Close Preparatory School
Lansdown Road, GL51 6QS 		893 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Gloucestershire
The Park, The Park Campus GL50 2RH 		910 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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