Secondary
The Cotswold Academy
The Avenue, Bourton-on-the-Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2BD
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1564 of 1530 places
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- THE COTSWOLD SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2025
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Sixth formOutstanding
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
55%
53.0
3rd of 8 by our score, among the secondary schools in Cheltenham we can score - 9 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 53 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.78 |
| Entered the EBacc | 47% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% |
| A level average points per entry | 40.97 |
| A level students | 131 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 68% |
| 22/23 | 62% |
| 23/24 | 62% |
| 24/25 | 55% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 44.1 |
| 22/23 | 37.3 |
| 23/24 | 40.3 |
| 24/25 | 41.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.49 |
| 22/23 | +0.67 |
| 23/24 | +0.49 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 59.8 |
| 22/23 | 56.9 |
| 23/24 | 55.2 |
| 24/25 | 53.0 |
The Avenue, Bourton-on-the-Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2BD
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Gloucestershire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- W Morgan
- Address
- The Avenue, Bourton-on-the-Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2BD
- Telephone
- 01451820554