The Cotswold Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Outstanding Mar 11 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Unique reference
- 136292
- Address
- The Avenue, Bourton-on-the-Water, GL54 2BD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1500 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.1%
- Girls
- 50.9%
- First language not English
- 3.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.3%
- Persistent absence
- 18.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.9%
White British 87%
Other White 5.1%
Mixed 4.3%
Unclassified 1.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
African 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 47%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.8
Local authority average 50.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.77
Local authority average 4.39
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 16 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 67 |
| Biology | GCSE | 55 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 77 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 56 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 8 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 54 |
| English Language | GCSE | 199 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 191 |
Admissions
The Cotswold Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 240
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 246
- 2nd preference
- 108
- 3rd preference
- 40
- From another Local Authority
- 116
Offers
- 1st preference
- 227
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 57
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 245 128 117 |
| Year 8 | 248 130 118 |
| Year 9 | 244 106 138 |
| Year 10 | 245 114 131 |
| Year 11 | 206 106 100 |
| Year 12 | 177 90 87 |
| Year 13 | 135 63 72 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 84.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 14.0% 25.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 60.0% 47.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 13.0% 11.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 4.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 80.0% 58.5% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 41.0% 22.3% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.9% 2.4% |