Tewkesbury Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Gloucestershire
Ashchurch Road, Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF
61
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 29/04/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.8%
27.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,019
Capacity used
Has space58%
1,771 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
143 of 143 families who put it first got an offer
189
Places offered
212
Total applications
1.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 143 | 143 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 32 | 8 | ● 25% |
| 3rd preference | 13 | 6 | ● 46% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 24 | 4 | ● 17% |
| Total | 212 | 161 | 76% |
1st preference success by year
Gloucestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 5 applications came from outside the council area (5 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kathleen McGillycuddy
- Address
- Ashchurch Road, Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF
- Phone
- 01684292152
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Tewkesbury East · Tewkesbury
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137752
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 25% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION
1,019 pupils · 1,771 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
29 April 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 21
29 September 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,011 pupils
Attendance
89.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.07 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 40% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.44 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 26.62 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 39.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 63.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 13.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.62 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 189 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 27.84 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 84 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 188 | 12% | 49% | 75% | |
| English Language | 188 | 9% | 45% | 71% | |
| English Literature | 185 | 6% | 37% | 59% | |
| Combined Science | 161 | 7% | 32% | 55% | |
| History | 81 | 32% | 63% | 73% | |
| Geography | 73 | 15% | 42% | 53% | |
| Social Studies | 73 | 12% | 36% | 53% | |
| Business | 70 | 9% | 41% | 54% | |
| Computer Science | 64 | 6% | 41% | 55% | |
| Art and Design | 49 | 6% | 45% | 61% | |
| Economics | 41 | 5% | 32% | 63% | |
| Physical Education | 41 | 7% | 29% | 46% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 34 | 0% | 9% | 29% | |
| Business Studies | 30 | 0% | 0% | 30% | |
| Psychology | 27 | 0% | 7% | 15% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 18 | 0% | 6% | 28% | |
| Computer Science | 11 | 9% | 9% | 18% | |
| Mathematics | 9 | 22% | 44% | 78% | |
| History | 8 | 0% | 25% | 63% | |
| Chemistry | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| Geography | 8 | 0% | 25% | 38% | |
| English Literature | 7 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| Physics | 6 | 17% | 33% | 33% | |
| Fine Art | 6 | 17% | 17% | 50% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 10953: Tewkesbury Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 53% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 9% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 60% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Gloucestershire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.