Cheltenham College A GSG School
- Cheltenham College
Bath Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL53 7LD - Head: Nicola Huggett
- T 01242 265600
- F 01242 265630
- E admissions@cheltenhamcollege.org
- W www.cheltenhamcollege.org
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 13 to 18 with a linked junior school
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Gloucestershire
- Pupils: 747; sixth formers: 312
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £33,990 - £35,190; Boarding £45,300 - £46,500 pa
- Open days: Check school website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Cheltenham College Preparatory School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Handsome frontage of honeyed Victorian Gothic buildings is a sight to behold, stretching elegantly along Cheltenham’s Bath Road. Highlights include the massive library – historic but not stuffy, and frankly one of the nicest we’ve seen. Lives up to its reputation as a sporty school. Nice to see boys and girls placing equal value on each other’s sports, with masses of parents, pupils and staff turning up to cheer on players at matches. ‘Deeply pastoral – always has been,’ report parents, who say their children are ‘happy’ and ‘thriving’. As well as their houseparent, pupils have a…
What the school says...
Cheltenham College occupies stunning grounds in the lively and culturally rich town of Cheltenham. We offer outstanding education within a warm and vibrant boarding community. Established in 1841, Cheltenham College was the first of the great English Public Schools. To this day, we retain a great sense of history and tradition, with magnificent buildings and architecture providing a backdrop to a first class modern education. University offers are excellent with most, if not all, high achieving pupils winning their first place choices. The curriculum is broad, with a vast range of extra-curricular clubs, societies and sports teams complementing academic work. All pupils are encouraged to get involved in all areas of school life, from drama, music and sport to adventure trips and debating societies. ...Read more
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Other features
All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
Sports
Polo
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Rowing
Shooting
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2018, Nicola Huggett MA PGCE, previously head of Blundell’s in Devon and before that, deputy head of Downe House – both six-year stints. Educated at St Gabriel’s, Newbury and Marlborough. After degree in PPE at St Hugh’s, Oxford (captain of college boat club, president of university riding club), she spent three years in advertising (J Walter Thompson) but hated living in London – ‘I’m a horsey, country person.’ Thought her parents might ‘suck up the news’ better if it meant going to university – so she hotfooted it back to Oxford for PGCE after ‘loving’ shadowing head of history at a state school in Newbury. To this day, remains baffled as to ‘why nobody ever told me how good teaching was’.
Initially combined part-time history teaching at Downe House with...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
Cheltenham College offers strong support to bright pupils with mild specific learning difficulties. The majority of pupils work independently but some pupils may require additional support. Provision is tailored to meet the needs of individual pupils, who receive one-to-one support. Lesson times are arranged to ensure that pupils do not miss other lessons or activities. Support is offered with aspects of literacy, study skills, examination technique, organisation and areas of the academic curriculum.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaudesert Park School | 2023 | 22 | 9 | Scholarships: 2 Academic Scholarships, 1 Academic Exhibition, 1 Art Scholarship, 1 Art Exhibition, 1 Drama Exhibition, 1 Sports Scholarship, 2 Sports Exhibition. |
| Cheam School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Cheltenham College Preparatory School | 2023 | 56 | 30 | Scholarships: Academic Awards (10), Art Awards (6), Music (4) and Sports (8) |
| Cothill House | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Farleigh School | 2023 | 2 | ||
| Hazlegrove School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Perrott Hill School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Pinewood | 2023 | 2 | ||
| St Hugh's School, Oxfordshire | 2023 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| The Downs Malvern | 2023 | 1 | ||
| The Downs Preparatory School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| The Elms School | 2023 | 2 | 1 | Drama Scholarship |
| Thomas's Fulham | 2023 | 1 |
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