Schools in Cheltenham[1]

Local authority district E07000078 · 48 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 77 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

most deprived 20%: 5 (6%)[4]
second 20%: 12 (16%)[4]
middle 20%: 10 (13%)[4]
fourth 20%: 9 (12%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 41 (53%)[4]

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

By kind of deprivation

The share of the district's neighbourhoods in each fifth of England's on each part of the index (the most deprived 20% are deciles 1 and 2, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of England's neighbourhoods):

Measure	Most deprived 20%	Second	Middle	Fourth	Least deprived 20%
Income	12%[4]	10%[4]	16%[4]	18%[4]	44%[4]
Employment	10%[4]	13%[4]	10%[4]	25%[4]	42%[4]
Education and skills	13%[4]	14%[4]	3%[4]	16%[4]	55%[4]
Health and disability	6%[4]	17%[4]	13%[4]	18%[4]	45%[4]
Crime	26%[4]	14%[4]	13%[4]	19%[4]	27%[4]
Housing and services	0%[4]	0%[4]	0%[4]	22%[4]	78%[4]
Living environment	10%[4]	17%[4]	21%[4]	23%[4]	29%[4]
Children in low-income families	10%[4]	13%[4]	14%[4]	13%[4]	49%[4]

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Income: People on low incomes: out of work, or in work on low pay, and receiving benefits or tax credits. Employment: Working-age people out of work through unemployment, sickness, disability or caring. Education and skills: Low attainment and skills: children's results and staying on in education, adults' qualifications and English. Health and disability: Risk of early death and of a poorer quality of life through ill health or disability. Crime: Risk of personal and material victimisation: recorded violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage. Housing and services: Barriers to housing and services: distance to a GP, school, shop and post office, and housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or hard to get. Living environment: The quality of the local environment: housing in poor condition or without central heating, air quality and road accidents. Children in low-income families: Children aged 0–15 living in income-deprived families (the IDACI, part of the income measure).

Census 2021

Shares in the district's neighbourhoods together, on census day (21 March 2021):

Households that own their home: 63.6% of 52,901 households[5] (England: 61.3%[5])
Adults with a degree or similar: 43.1% of 98,430 residents aged 16 and over[6] (England: 33.9%[6])
Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: 17.2% of 98,431 residents aged 16 and over[7] (England: 13.2%[7])

Households that own their home: Households that own their home outright or with a mortgage or loan (shared ownership not included), of all households. Adults with a degree or similar: Residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 or above (a degree, HND, NVQ level 4 or higher), of all residents aged 16 and over. Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: Residents aged 16 and over in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (NS-SEC classes 1–3, by their current or most recent job), of all residents aged 16 and over.

Grammar schools (1)

School	Ages	Headline results
Pate's Grammar School	11–18[2]	A8 82 2025/26[8] AL A 2024/25[9]

Secondary schools (5)

School	Ages	Headline results
All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham	11–19[2]	A8 38 2025/26[8] AL C- 2024/25[9]
Balcarras School	11–18[2]	A8 62 2025/26[8] AL B 2024/25[9]
Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre	11–18[2]	A8 50 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]
Pittville School	11–16[2]	A8 44 2025/26[8]
The High School Leckhampton	11–16[2]	A8 60 2025/26[8]

Primary schools (28)

School	Ages	Headline results
Benhall Infant School	4–7[2]
Charlton Kings Infants' School	3–7[2]
Charlton Kings Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 84% 2024/25[10]
Christ Church CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 69% 2024/25[10]
Dunalley Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
Gardners Lane Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
Glenfall Community Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 77% 2024/25[10]
Gloucester Road Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 38% 2024/25[10]
Greatfield Park Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Hesters Way Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[10]
Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 82% 2024/25[10]
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 62% 2024/25[10]
Lakeside Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 52% 2024/25[10]
Leckhampton Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 81% 2024/25[10]
Naunton Park Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 76% 2024/25[10]
Oakwood Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 14% 2024/25[10]
Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 56% 2024/25[10]
Rowanfield Infant School	4–7[2]
Rowanfield Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Springbank Primary Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 53% 2024/25[10]
St James' Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 59% 2024/25[10]
St John's Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 55% 2024/25[10]
St Mark's Church of England Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 66% 2024/25[10]
St Mary's Church of England Infant School	4–7[2]
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 33% 2024/25[10]
Swindon Village Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great	4–11[2]	KS2 48% 2024/25[10]
Warden Hill Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[10]

Independent schools (9)

School	Ages	Headline results
Ashley Manor Preparatory School	1–11[2]
Berkhampstead School	3–11[2]
Cheltenham College	2–19[2]	AL B+ 2024/25[9]
Cheltenham Ladies' College	11–18[2]	AL A 2024/25[9]
Dean Close Airthrie	3–11[2]
Dean Close Preparatory School	2–14[2]
Dean Close School	12–19[2]	AL B 2024/25[9]
St Edward's School	11–18[2]	AL B 2024/25[9]
The Richard Pate School	3–11[2]

Special schools and alternative provision (5)

School	Ages	Headline results
Battledown School	2–11[2]
Belmont School	4–16[2]
Bettridge School	2–19[2]
Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service	4–19[2]
Lift Crescent View	5–11[2]

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Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS054 Tenure. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-06. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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