Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
Academy converter · Secondary
Cheltenham · GL51 3EF · Gloucestershire
Ages 11–18
Status: Open
0.7 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 148563
The High School Leckhampton
Free schools · Cheltenham · GL51 3FS
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–16
Pupils
759
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have 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 free schools (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 759 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 9.9%.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Ages 11–18
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Cheltenham · GL52 3JD · Gloucestershire
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Overview
- School type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 148563
Location
- Address
- Farm Lane, Leckhampton
- Postcode
- GL51 3FS
- Town
- Cheltenham
- 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
- 759
- Boys / girls
- 390 / 369
- School capacity
- 900
- Capacity fill
- 759 / 900 (84%)
- Free school meals
- 9.9%
- FSM pupils
- 75
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Religious character
- None
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE BALCARRAS TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE BALCARRAS TRUST
Contact
- Telephone
- 01242383351