The Cotswold Academy | School performance

78%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

55%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

53.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

47%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

985.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,500

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

18%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

78%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

55%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

53.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

47%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

985.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,500

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

18%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

78%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

55%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

53.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

47%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

985.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,500

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

18%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 18/03/2015

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityGloucestershire

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.7:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of The Cotswold Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Gloucestershire

Part ofTHE COTSWOLD SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

78%

-2pp

83%81%78%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 78%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

55%

-7pp

68%61%55%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 55%

Attainment 8

53.0

-2.2

59.856.453.0

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 53.0

EBacc entry

47%

-7pp

54%44%34%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 47%

EBacc APS

985.3

-242.5

1227.91106.6985.3

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 985.3

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

41.0

+0.7

44.139.935.6

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 41.0

A-level value added

+0.17

+0.20.0-0.1

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · +0.2

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

25%

-0pp

30%22%14%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 25%

Average A-level grade

B+BB-

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · B

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,500

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.7

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

16%

SEN

18%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

18%

Contact

Address

The Avenue, Bourton-on-the-Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2BD

Local authority

Gloucestershire

Website

http://www.cotswold.gloucs.sch.uk

Telephone

01451820554

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	78%	55%	53.0	Not applicable	47%	985.3	47%	1,500
2023/24	80%	62%	55.2	+0.49	54%	1227.9	54%	1,472
2022/23	82%	62%	56.9	+0.67	34%	1031.0	34%	1,414
2021/22	83%	68%	59.8	+0.49	41%	1169.5	41%	1,400
2018/19	81%	62%	56.7	+0.35	48%	1118.9	48%	1,376
2017/18	85%	63%	56.5	+0.41	59%	993.0	59%	1,323
2016/17	77%	63%	55.6	+0.15	63%	—	64%	1,341

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	41.0	B	+0.17	25%	138
2023/24	40.3	B	+0.19	25%	153
2022/23	37.3	B-	—	14%	141
2021/22	44.1	B+	—	30%	144
2018/19	35.6	B-	+0.05	20%	146
2017/18	33.5	C+	-0.12	17%	145
2016/17	36.3	B-	+0.06	23%	137

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,500	16.5	18%	3%	16%	7%	18%
2023/24	1,472	16.1	14%	3%	15%	8%	21%
2022/23	1,414	16.0	13%	3%	14%	8%	19%
2021/22	1,400	16.2	12%	3%	13%	7%	19%
2020/21	1,398	16.3	13%	2%	10%	—	—
2018/19	1,376	15.2	11%	2%	10%	5%	10%
2017/18	1,323	15.2	9%	2%	10%	5%	10%
2016/17	1,341	17.0	9%	2%	13%	5%	11%