Academy converter · Gloucestershire

Chosen Hill School

11–18Ages
1,295Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136623URN

Brookfield Road, Churchdown, 26 Shepherds Way, Gloucester, GL3 2PL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.2per place

2.1 above Gloucestershire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in GloucestershireSelective

878 applications for 209 places · 4th of 39 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.1of 90

Gloucestershire 47.3 England 46.0

24th of 41 in Gloucestershire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 3 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.2applications per place, Year 7

2.1 above Gloucestershire median (2.1) 2.0 above England median (2.2)

878 applications · 209 places offered · 211 named it first

2026 4.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2025 4.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2024 4.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2023 3.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2022 3.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2021 3.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2020 3.7; Gloucestershire median median 1.9
2019 3.7; Gloucestershire median median 1.9
2018 3.2; Gloucestershire median median 1.9
2017 3.6; Gloucestershire median median 1.9
2016 4.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2015 3.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2014 3.8; Gloucestershire median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Gloucestershire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Gloucestershire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	209	878	4.2	211	1.01
Sep 2025	215	905	4.2	173	0.80
Sep 2024	223	885	4.0	179	0.80
Sep 2023	219	851	3.9	135	0.62
Sep 2022	221	790	3.6	150	0.68
Sep 2021	226	733	3.2	113	0.50
Sep 2020	219	801	3.7	148	0.68
Sep 2019	224	837	3.7	208	0.93
Sep 2018	220	713	3.2	176	0.80
Sep 2017	226	818	3.6	241	1.07
Sep 2016	222	903	4.1	262	1.18
Sep 2015	221	765	3.5	243	1.10
Sep 2014	221	842	3.8	267	1.21

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

204 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.124th of 41 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 47.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths41%26th of 41 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 48% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths67%

Gloucestershire 67% England 66%

This school
Gloucestershire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.13

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	204	45.1	41%	67%	–
2024/25	226	48.6	53%	71%	–
2023/24	220	44.3	44%	66%	−0.13
2022/23	212	46.3	41%	65%	−0.05

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Chosen Hill SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.2applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
Churchdown School
1.2 km · Gloucestershire

2026

3.9applications per place 53.3Attainment 8
Sir Thomas Rich's School
3.1 km · Gloucestershire

2025

2.8applications per place 75.2Attainment 8 Selective
Henley Bank High School
3.6 km · Gloucestershire

Good2022

2.8applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
4.2 km · Gloucestershire

Good2022

2.8applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
Barnwood Park School
4.2 km · Gloucestershire

Not yet inspected

3.8applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
Pate's Grammar School
4.3 km · Gloucestershire

Outstanding2024

2.1applications per place 82.4Attainment 8 Selective
The High School Leckhampton
4.7 km · Gloucestershire

Outstanding2024

5.2applications per place 59.7Attainment 8
All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham
5.2 km · Gloucestershire

Some aspects not as strong2024

1.1applications per place 37.7Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136623 · 916/5412
Trust: Chosen Hill School
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,490 pupils · 1,295 on roll
Free school meals: 17.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2011
Replaced: Chosen Hill School (URN 115763)
Address: Brookfield Road, Churchdown, 26 Shepherds Way, Gloucester, GL3 2PL
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Tewkesbury

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources