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OpenSecondaryOfsted: OutstandingURN 148563

The High School Leckhampton

Free schools · Cheltenham · GL51 3FS

Ages 11–16 · 759 pupils · Gloucestershire

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

1.38 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-02-20

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.7%
Unauthorised0.4%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
402

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.38 · Competitive

1st preferences

234

Places offered

170

1st-preference offers

166

Total preferences (any rank)
781
Preferred offers (top 3)
170
Applications from outside LA
3
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill84%

759 pupils · 900 places

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 type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: THE BALCARRAS TRUST
Academy trust
THE BALCARRAS TRUST
Headteacher
Mrs Helen Wood

Location

Address
Farm Lane, Leckhampton
Postcode
GL51 3FS
Town
Cheltenham
Local authority
Gloucestershire
District
Cheltenham
Constituency
Cheltenham
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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%.

Open schools in Cheltenham
71
Secondary schools in Cheltenham
9
Academies among open schools in Cheltenham
37% (26)
Open schools in GL51
22
Secondary in GL51
4
Open schools in Gloucestershire LA
339
Secondary in Gloucestershire LA
41

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in CheltenhamNear GL51

  • Balcarras School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Cheltenham · GL53 8QF · Gloucestershire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att862.4
    • P80.8
    • EM5+80%
    • Absence4.7%

    2.1 miles away

  • Pate's Grammar School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Cheltenham · GL51 0HG · Gloucestershire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att883.7
    • P81.0
    • EM5+99%
    • Absence4.7%

    2.2 miles away

  • All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham

    Ofsted: Some aspects not as strong

    Academy sponsor led · Secondary

    Cheltenham · GL51 0WH · Gloucestershire

    Ages 11–19

    • Att838.8
    • P8-0.3
    • EM5+27%
    • Absence9.4%

    2.6 miles away

  • Pittville School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Foundation school · Secondary

    Cheltenham · GL52 3JD · Gloucestershire

    Ages 11–16

    • Att847.4
    • P80.3
    • EM5+48%
    • Absence10.0%

    2.6 miles away

  • Chosen Hill School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Gloucester · GL3 2PL · Gloucestershire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att844.3
    • P8-0.1
    • EM5+44%
    • Absence8.7%

    2.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Helen Wood
Telephone
01242383351
Website
www.hsl.gloucs.sch.uk

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