Archway School

Secondary · Gloucestershire · GL5 4AX · URN 115723

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-03-02Cohort 1053Non-selective

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 146

3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 69 schools in Gloucestershire

Attainment 8 score
The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
43.3
Gloucestershire 44.34England 46.1
1 below the area average of 44.3
Overall standards
Progress 8 score
Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.
Withheld
Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths
40.4%
Gloucestershire 42.8%England 45.9%
2.4 percentage points below the area average of 42.8
Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths
52.7%
Gloucestershire 57.1%
4.4 percentage points below the area average of 57.1
Overall standards
EBacc average point score
3.85
Gloucestershire 3.87England 4.07
In line with the area average of 3.9
Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above
19.9%
Gloucestershire 16.5%England 17.6%
3.4 percentage points above the area average of 16.5
Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects
40.4%
Gloucestershire 27.9%
12.5 percentage points above the area average of 27.9
Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort
23.3%
Gloucestershire 24.6%
1.3 percentage points below the area average of 24.6
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
146
Gloucestershire 112
33.8 above the area average of 112.2
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Gloucestershire	Against national	Feeds
Attainment 8 scoreThe average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.	43.3 Gloucestershire 44.34England 46.1	1 below the area average of 44.3	2.8 below the national figure of 46.1	Overall standards
Progress 8 scoreProgress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.	Withheld	No local comparison	No national comparison	Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	40.4% Gloucestershire 42.8%England 45.9%	2.4 percentage points below the area average of 42.8	5.5 percentage points below the national figure of 45.9	Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	52.7% Gloucestershire 57.1%	4.4 percentage points below the area average of 57.1	No national comparison	Overall standards
EBacc average point score	3.85 Gloucestershire 3.87England 4.07	In line with the area average of 3.9	In line with the national figure of 4.07	Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above	19.9% Gloucestershire 16.5%England 17.6%	3.4 percentage points above the area average of 16.5	2.3 percentage points above the national figure of 17.6	Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects	40.4% Gloucestershire 27.9%	12.5 percentage points above the area average of 27.9	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort	23.3% Gloucestershire 24.6%	1.3 percentage points below the area average of 24.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	146 Gloucestershire 112	33.8 above the area average of 112.2	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Gloucestershire · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Secondary classes: 22.8 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 8.1% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 28.8% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 13.3% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 11.4pupils per adult
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 16.6pupils per teacher
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 89.6% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Archway School Good at its inspection on 02/03/2022.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Archway School is a secondary school in Gloucestershire, postcode GL5 4AX (URN 115723).
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