56%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
32%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
42.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
10%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
351.8
EBacc APS · 2024/25
528
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
28%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 29/03/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityGloucestershire
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.7:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Winchcombe School · Secondary · Gloucestershire
Part ofTHE BALCARRAS TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
56%
-13pp
79%68%56%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
32%
-17pp
65%48%31%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 32%
Attainment 8
42.8
-4.9
53.848.342.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 42.8
EBacc entry
10%
-6pp
37%24%10%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 10%
EBacc APS
351.8
-48.8
434.8393.3351.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 351.8
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
528
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
28%
Contact
Address
Greet Road, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, GL54 5LB
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Telephone
Email
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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 | 56% | 32% | 42.8 | Not applicable | 10% | 351.8 | 15% | 528 |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 48% | 47.7 | -0.01 | 16% | 400.6 | 24% | 491 |
| 2022/23 | 68% | 48% | 47.5 | +0.18 | 26% | 392.6 | 33% | 476 |
| 2021/22 | 79% | 65% | 53.8 | +0.44 | 24% | 434.8 | 41% | 496 |
| 2018/19 | 65% | 31% | 44.3 | -0.31 | 37% | 375.1 | 51% | 492 |
| 2017/18 | 72% | 45% | 45.7 | -0.08 | 54% | 398.7 | 56% | 489 |
| 2016/17 | 66% | 50% | 46.3 | -0.22 | 27% | — | 32% | 489 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 528 | 16.1 | 16% | 2% | 22% | 10% | 28% |
| 2023/24 | 491 | 16.5 | 19% | 2% | 21% | 9% | 31% |
| 2022/23 | 476 | 15.9 | 25% | 2% | 19% | 9% | 31% |
| 2021/22 | 496 | 15.7 | 23% | 2% | 19% | 9% | 32% |
| 2020/21 | 500 | 17.0 | 21% | 2% | 18% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 492 | 16.9 | 24% | 1% | 18% | 5% | 13% |
| 2017/18 | 489 | 15.2 | 24% | 2% | 20% | 6% | 19% |
| 2016/17 | 489 | 17.3 | 14% | 1% | 22% | 7% | 22% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.