OFSTED
5 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Trust
PATE'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,288
1,288 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
584
45.3% of pupils
Male pupils
704
54.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
19.8 pts
below England
School
5.0%
Cheltenham
14.9%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.0 pts
above England
School
29.3%
Cheltenham
13.2%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Cheltenham
0.9%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
34.2%
441
Indian
29.6%
381
Any other Mixed background
10.3%
133
Any other White background
5.3%
68
Chinese
4.7%
60
Any other Asian background
4.6%
59
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
8.2%
105 of
1,288 pupils
12.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
82.7
43.5 pts
above England
Latest published: 1.01 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.54%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.68 pts
lower than
England
School
4.54%
Cheltenham
6.12%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.25%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.56 pts
lower than
England
School
13.25%
Cheltenham
15.12%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.52%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.28 pts
lower than
England
School
0.52%
Cheltenham
1.81%
South West
1.90%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
105.6%
13.3 pts
above England
Pate's Grammar School
105.6%
Cheltenham
95.4%
South West
88.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.