Balcarras School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 East End Road
 Charlton Kings
 Cheltenham
 Gloucestershire GL53 8QF
Telephone: 01242 515881

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Balcarras School
Trust: The Balcarras Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Dominic Burke (since September 2016)
Previous Headteacher: Chris Healy
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 83.78 / 18.37
Non-teaching Staff*: 66.99
Number of pupils: 1429
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.1
Sex: Mixed (49% boys / 51% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 6.40% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 21.0%
Local child deprivation rate: 17.0% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 16.9%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 26.2%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 10.8km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South West
Authority: Gloucestershire
Constituency: Cheltenham
Electoral Ward: Charlton Kings
School Number: 9165408

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 4th March 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Charlton Kings Junior School (0.1km) show on map
  2. Charlton Kings Infants' School (0.6km) show on map
  3. Glenfall Community Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  4. St Edward's School (1.2km) show on map
  5. Ashley Manor Preparatory School (1.3km) show on map
  6. The Richard Pate School (1.9km) show on map
  7. Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  8. Naunton Park Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  9. Battledown Centre for Children and Families (2.2km) show on map
  10. Cheltenham College (2.5km) show on map
  11. Leckhampton Church of England Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  12. St John's Church of England Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  13. Berkhampstead School (2.6km) show on map
  14. The Ridge Academy (2.6km) show on map
  15. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  16. Cheltenham Ladies' College (3.1km) show on map
  17. Oakwood Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  18. Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior ... (3.2km) show on map
  19. St Mary's Church of England Infant School (3.2km) show on map
  20. Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service (3.3km) show on map
  21. The High School Leckhampton (3.4km) show on map
  22. The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great (3.4km) show on map
  23. St James' Church of England Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  24. Dunalley Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  25. Pittville School (3.6km) show on map
  26. Dean Close Airthrie (3.7km) show on map
  27. Warden Hill Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  28. Christ Church CofE Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  29. Bettridge School (3.9km) show on map
  30. Belmont School (3.9km) show on map
  31. Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre (3.9km) show on map
  32. Gloucester Road Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  33. Dean Close Preparatory School (4.2km) show on map
  34. Coberley Church of England Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  35. Greatfield Park Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  36. Dean Close School (4.4km) show on map
  37. National Star College (4.4km) show on map
  38. Gardners Lane Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  39. Rowanfield Junior School (4.9km) show on map
  40. Rowanfield Infant School (4.9km) show on map
  41. Lakeside Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  42. St Mark's Church of England Junior School (5.2km) show on map
  43. Benhall Infant School (5.3km) show on map
  44. Andoversford Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  45. Hesters Way Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  46. Pate's Grammar School (5.7km) show on map
  47. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  48. Swindon Village Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  49. All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham (5.9km) show on map
  50. Shurdington Church of England Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  51. Springbank Primary Academy (6.3km) show on map
  52. Cleeve School (6.7km) show on map
  53. Grangefield Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  54. Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy (7.3km) show on map
  55. Woodmancote School (7.3km) show on map
  56. Birdlip Primary School (7.4km) show on map
  57. Withington Church of England Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  58. Chosen Hill School (8.0km) show on map
  59. Brook Academy (8.0km) show on map
  60. Henley Bank High School (8.1km) show on map
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  62. Churchdown Village Infant School (8.6km) show on map
  63. Churchdown Village Junior School (8.7km) show on map
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  65. Gotherington Primary School (9.1km) show on map
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  68. Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School (9.4km) show on map
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  70. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (10.0km) show on map
  71. Hillview Primary School (10.3km) show on map
  72. Coopers Edge School (10.4km) show on map
  73. Innsworth Infant School (10.7km) show on map
  74. Gretton Primary School (10.7km) show on map
  75. Dinglewell Junior School (10.8km) show on map
  76. Dinglewell Infant School (10.8km) show on map
  77. Winchcombe School (10.8km) show on map
  78. Tredington Community Primary School (10.9km) show on map
  79. Cranham Church of England Primary School (11.1km) show on map
  80. Sir Thomas Rich's School (11.1km) show on map
  81. Abbeymead Primary School (11.2km) show on map
  82. Longlevens Infant School (11.3km) show on map
  83. Innsworth Junior School (11.3km) show on map
  84. Upton St Leonards Church of England Primary School (11.4km) show on map
  85. Rendcomb College (11.5km) show on map
  86. Barnwood Church of England Primary School (11.5km) show on map
  87. Longlevens Junior School (11.6km) show on map
  88. Barnwood Park School (11.7km) show on map
  89. Elmbridge Primary School (11.7km) show on map
  90. Miserden Church of England Primary School (11.9km) show on map
  91. Norton Church of England Primary School (12.0km) show on map
  92. The Milestone School (12.1km) show on map
  93. Heron Primary School (12.1km) show on map
  94. Coney Hill Community Primary School (12.2km) show on map
  95. Sheepscombe Primary School (12.4km) show on map
  96. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School (12.5km) show on map
  97. Longford Park Primary Academy (12.5km) show on map
  98. St Peter's Catholic Primary School (12.6km) show on map
  99. Wotton House International School Gloucestershire (12.6km) show on map
  100. Robinswood Primary Academy (12.8km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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