All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,100 pupils
76% stayed in education · Attainment 8 38.5
Community special school
Alderman Knight School
- Pupils on roll
- 238of 220 places
- Free school meals
- 33.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 29
- Ofsted
- School remains Outstanding, 24 April 2024Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 32 pupils who finished Year 11 at Alderman Knight School in 2023, 0% stayed on in Alderman Knight School’s own sixth form (Gloucestershire average 46%), 31% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Almost nobody goes straight into an apprenticeship or a job: none took an apprenticeship and none went into work, against 3% and 3% across England.
Alderman Knight School is a special school: its GCSE figures (Attainment 8 of 10.3, 3% with grade 5 or above in English and maths) are published by DfE for completeness and are not comparable with mainstream schools.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Gloucestershire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Alderman Knight School | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 32 | 6,782 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 78% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 78% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 46% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 11% | 13% |
| — further education college | 31% | 26% | 37% |
| — other education | 47% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 9% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 13% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Alderman Knight School | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 10.3 | 50.3 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 3% | 53% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 14% | 71% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 31% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.37 | 4.40 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 38% | 19% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 5.9 | 34.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 13.1 | 54.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 0% | 9% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 17 | 59% | 88% | 0% | 22% | 24% |
| English Language | 14 | 48% | 89% | 0% | 20% | 36% |
| Biology | 11 | 38% | 23% | 0% | 45% | 18% |
| Physics | 10 | 34% | 23% | 10% | 46% | 50% |
| History | 9 | 31% | 41% | 0% | 26% | 22% |
| 3D Design | 7 | 24% | 2% | 0% | 16% | 0% |
| Computer Science | 4 | 14% | 13% | — | 30% | — |
| Fine Art | 4 | 14% | 9% | — | 28% | — |
| Media Studies | 3 | 10% | 4% | — | 20% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 9 | — | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | — | — | 23% |
| Sociology | — | — | 13% |
Other secondary schools in Gloucestershire
Archway School
Community school · sixth form · 1,053 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.3
Balcarras School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,427 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 58.5
Barnwood Park School
Academy converter · 909 pupils
76% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.1
Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,846 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.1
Chipping Campden School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,465 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.3
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.