The High School Leckhampton
Free schools · Secondary
Cheltenham · GL51 3FS · Gloucestershire
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
2.1 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 136474
Balcarras School
Academy converter · Cheltenham · GL53 8QF
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–18
Pupils
1,427
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 1,427 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 6.4%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Foundation school · Secondary
Cheltenham · GL52 3JD · Gloucestershire
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
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Ages 11–18
Status: Open
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 136474
Location
- Address
- East End Road, Charlton Kings
- Postcode
- GL53 8QF
- Town
- Cheltenham
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,427
- Boys / girls
- 697 / 730
- School capacity
- 1,359
- Capacity fill
- 1,427 / 1,359 (105%)
- Free school meals
- 6.4%
- FSM pupils
- 63
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Religious character
- None
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE BALCARRAS TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE BALCARRAS TRUST
Contact
- Telephone
- 01242515881