The High School Leckhampton
Farm Lane, Cheltenham, GL51 3FS
759 pupils · 84% of 900 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE BALCARRAS TRUST
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Free school meals
- 9.9%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 20 February 2024, published 17 April 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.45 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 164 | 237 | 852 | 164 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 172 | 235 | 829 | 172 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 170 | 234 | 781 | 170 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 147 | 185 | 615 | 147 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 117 | 162 | 514 | 117 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre 1.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Balcarras School 3.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Pate's Grammar School 3.6 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham 4.2 km · Some aspects not as strong (2024)
- Pittville School 4.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Chosen Hill School 4.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.