Balcarras School
URN: 136474 • Cheltenham GL53 8QF
Overview
- Name
- Balcarras School
- URN
- 136474
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Status
- Open
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious
- None
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE BALCARRAS TRUST
- Private
- No
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding
- Ranking score
- 78.8 / 100
Leadership & Contact
- Headteacher
- Dominic Burke (since 2025) , Headteacher
- Telephone
- 01242515881
- Website
- Visit
- Address
- East End Road, Cheltenham GL53 8QF
Summary
Useful links
- Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) (sen)
- Calendar» (calendar)
- Calendar, Term Dates and School Times (calendar)
- View All News» (calendar)
- Sixth Form Calendar (calendar)
- Sixth Form Prospectus (download)
- Admissions (other)
- Admissions and Prospectus (other)
- Policies (other)
- School Prospectus (other)
Nearby alternatives
- The Cotswold Academy (76.2)
- Pate's Grammar School (74.4)
- The High School Leckhampton (71.3)
- Cleeve School (67.2)
- Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre (66.5)
Key details
- LA
- Gloucestershire
- Age range
- 11 - 18
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Trust
- THE BALCARRAS TRUST
- Capacity
- 1359
- Pupils
- 1429
- Boys
- 696
- Girls
- 733
- FSM %
- 6.40
- Open date
- 2011-02-01
- Close date
- Last Ofsted
- 2014-05-21
- Next inspection
- Data snapshot
- 2025-07-14
- County
- Gloucestershire
Trends
| Date | Pupils | Boys | Girls | Capacity | FSM% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-14 | 1429 | 696 | 733 | 1359 | 6.40 |
| 2024-09-11 | 1422 | 717 | 705 | 1359 | 6.00 |
| 2023-09-11 | 1375 | 689 | 686 | 1359 | 4.80 |
| 2022-09-11 | 1375 | 689 | 686 | 1359 | 4.80 |
| 2021-09-11 | 1405 | 722 | 683 | 1217 | 3.90 |
| 2020-09-11 | 1391 | 692 | 699 | 1217 | 3.50 |
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