The School Record

Published admissions and inspection figures for schools in England, from the DfE, Ofsted and local authorities.

Alternatives to Balcarras School

6 other secondary schools nearby, nearest first · back to Balcarras School

These are the nearest schools that take children at the same age, and that we hold figures for. They are listed by distance, nearest first. This is not a league table. Nothing here says one school is better than another.

Balcarras School, for comparison

1.38 first preferences per place in the 2025 intake, tightening over the 5 most recent years held.

Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework), March 2025: Not judged

Nearby schools

School Distance 1st prefs per place Demand since Latest Ofsted Catchment
The High School Leckhampton
Cheltenham
3.4 km
2.1 mi
1.37 Little change
1.32 → 1.37
Outstanding
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
none published
Pittville School
Cheltenham
3.6 km
2.3 mi
0.96 Little change
1.07 → 0.97
Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
none published
Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
Cheltenham
3.9 km
2.5 mi
0.85 More families are naming it first
0.79 → 0.88
Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
none published
Pate's Grammar School
Cheltenham
5.7 km
3.5 mi
1.48 Fewer families are naming it first
2.65 → 1.45
Outstanding
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
none published
All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham
Cheltenham
5.8 km
3.6 mi
0.64 Fewer families are naming it first
0.9 → 0.67
Some aspects not as strong
Ofsted ungraded inspection
none published
Cleeve School
Cheltenham
6.7 km
4.2 mi
1.08 More families are naming it first
0.81 → 0.99
Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
none published

"1st prefs per place" means how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It is the newest year we hold for each school. It shows how many people want the school. It does not tell you if a child would get a place. "Catchment" says whether anyone publishes an area map for that school. Where nobody does, we hold no map, so we cannot say if an address is inside one.

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