All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,100 pupils
76% stayed in education · Attainment 8 38.5
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Farmor's School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,067of 1,124 places
- Free school meals
- 13.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 168
- Ofsted
- Report card, 3 February 2026Read the Ofsted report
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Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Farmor's School (URN 115728, until 1 August 2011).
What the data says
Of the 174 pupils who finished Year 11 at Farmor's School in 2023, 52% stayed on in Farmor's School’s own sixth form (Gloucestershire average 46%), 6% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 95 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 42% went to university (Gloucestershire 36%, England 37%), and 30% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 32% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 49.1 against 46.1 across England and 50.3 in Gloucestershire, with 49% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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 | Farmor's School | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 174 | 6,782 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 83% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 52% | 46% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 25% | 11% | 13% |
| — further education college | 6% | 26% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Farmor's School | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 95 | 6,744 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 89% | 84% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 42% | 36% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 30% | 22% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 3% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 8% | 7% |
| Employment | 33% | 36% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 12% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Farmor's School | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 49.1 | 50.3 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | 53% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 71% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 17% | 31% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.09 | 4.40 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 12% | 19% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 36.3 | 34.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 50.8 | 54.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 4% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 168 | 100% | 89% | 16% | 20% | 77% |
| Mathematics | 166 | 99% | 88% | 22% | 22% | 84% |
| English Literature | 153 | 91% | 86% | 18% | 21% | 80% |
| Combined Science | 130 | 77% | 65% | 18% | 9% | 76% |
| Geography | 77 | 46% | 41% | 19% | 25% | 73% |
| Business Studies | 70 | 42% | 18% | 34% | 20% | 80% |
| History | 61 | 36% | 41% | 31% | 26% | 79% |
| Physical Education | 56 | 33% | 11% | 20% | 24% | 73% |
| Sociology | 54 | 32% | 4% | 26% | 21% | 70% |
| Photography | 39 | 23% | 6% | 18% | 19% | 85% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 36 | 21% | 8% | 25% | 21% | 78% |
| Design and Technology | 36 | 21% | 11% | 17% | 23% | 58% |
| Biology | 35 | 21% | 23% | 40% | 45% | 69% |
| Fine Art | 27 | 16% | 9% | 22% | 28% | 67% |
| Religious Studies | 26 | 15% | 31% | 23% | 32% | 58% |
| Spanish | 26 | 15% | 19% | 27% | 27% | 73% |
| Physics | 24 | 14% | 23% | 46% | 46% | 88% |
| Chemistry | 24 | 14% | 23% | 38% | 47% | 92% |
| Media Studies | 21 | 13% | 4% | 29% | 20% | 71% |
| Computer Science | 14 | 8% | 13% | 43% | 30% | 86% |
| French | 13 | 8% | 18% | 54% | 29% | 92% |
| Drama | 11 | 7% | 7% | 27% | 27% | 100% |
| Music | 8 | 5% | 5% | 25% | 33% | 88% |
| Textiles | 8 | 5% | 2% | 0% | 27% | 63% |
| Russian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Japanese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 21 | 25% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Farmor's School | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 204 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 84 | 4,019 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 34.20 | 36.28 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C+ | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 28 | 33% | 23% |
| Business Studies | 24 | 29% | 13% |
| Mathematics | 19 | 23% | 31% |
| Physical Education | 17 | 20% | 3% |
| History | 16 | 19% | 13% |
| Sociology | 15 | 18% | 13% |
| Geography | 13 | 15% | 10% |
| Biology | 13 | 15% | 20% |
| Product Design | 13 | 15% | 2% |
| English Literature | 13 | 15% | 11% |
| English Language and Literature | 10 | 12% | 2% |
| Media Studies | 10 | 12% | 4% |
| Physics | 10 | 12% | 12% |
| Chemistry | 7 | 8% | 17% |
| Economics | 7 | 8% | 13% |
| Fine Art | 6 | 7% | 3% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
| Textiles | — | — | 1% |
| Photography | — | — | 3% |
| Italian | — | — | 0% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics (Numeracy) | Core Maths Qualifications at Level 3 | 20 | 24% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 17 | 20% | — |
| Health Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
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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.