Has Sir Thomas Rich's School been inspected by Ofsted?

Yes, Sir Thomas Rich's School has been inspected by Ofsted. State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall effectiveness grade from September 2024. From November 2025, renewed inspections use report cards with separate five-point grades for each evaluation area.

Does Sir Thomas Rich's School offer SEND support?

DfE data for Sir Thomas Rich's School lists these SEND need or provision categories: Specific Learning Difficulty (Dyslexia), Moderate Learning Difficulty, Social, Emotional & Mental Health, Speech, Language & Communication, Hearing Impairment, and 3 more categories. This does not guarantee a particular place or service. Contact the school's SENCO for its current provision.

What are Sir Thomas Rich's School's exam results?

Sir Thomas Rich's School's published exam results include: Average A-Level grade: B+ (2024/25); 99% achieved grade 5+ in English and Maths GCSE; Attainment 8 score of 77.2. Check the result year before comparing schools.

Sir Thomas Rich's School

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Pupils: 1,240
Ages: 11–18
Gender: Boys
School type: Academy converter

About

Sir Thomas Rich's School is a state-funded secondary school in Gloucester, South West, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys. DfE data records 1,240 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,150.

The latest recorded Ofsted inspection was on 9 Dec 2025 has no single overall grade. The published Attainment 8 score was 77.2 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was B+ for 2024/25. Admissions data records 194 first-preference applications and 150 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.

School Rating

10/10

Classpot Rating

Sir Thomas Rich's School’s combined academic results and attendance score is in the very strong band compared with mainstream state secondary schools across England for 2024/25.

10/10Academic results

Very strong

The school’s Attainment 8 score was 77.2 in 2024/25. This measures average attainment across eight GCSE-level qualifications, using DfE’s subject weighting rules.

The score compares this result with 3,058 mainstream state secondary schools in England with both required measures for 2024/25. Academic attainment contributes 90% of the combined score. It measures exam or assessment results, not how much progress pupils made from their starting points.

10/10Attendance

Very strong

Overall absence was 4.73% of possible school sessions in 2024/25. This includes authorised and unauthorised absence; it is not the percentage of pupils who were persistently absent.

The score compares absence with 3,058 mainstream state secondary schools in England with both required measures for 2024/25. Lower absence receives a higher score. Attendance contributes 10% of the combined score and does not on its own measure teaching quality.

NAPupil progress

Not available for 2024/25

DfE did not publish Progress 8 for 2024/25 because the required KS2 assessments were cancelled during the pandemic. Progress would compare pupils’ outcomes with those of pupils with similar earlier attainment.

Pupil progress is not included in this version of Classpot Rating. Its absence does not reduce the school’s score.

Methodology and official sources

Contact Information

01452338400 strschool.co.uk

Oakleaze, Gloucester, Gloucester, GL2 0LF

Mr Matthew Lynch

Details

School Type: Secondary (State)
Age Range: 11 to 18 years
Gender: Boys
Establishment type: Academy converter
Local Authority: Gloucestershire
Sixth Form: Yes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

9 Dec 2025 · Report card · Open inspection report ↗

Inspection judgements
Area	Judgement
Safeguarding standards	Met
Inclusion	Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching	Strong standard
Achievement	Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour	Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing	Strong standard
Leadership & governance	Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Strong standard

Previous inspection · 6 Oct 2021Legacy grading · Good

Previous inspection judgements
Area	Judgement
Overall effectiveness	Good
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour & attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Good
Leadership & management	Good
Sixth-form provision	Good

Published 28 May 2026.

Ofsted report cards use five grades per area, with no single overall grade or legacy equivalent.

Catchment & distance

Distance unavailable; check admission criteria with the school or council.

Admissions

Application dates · 2027/28 entry
Measure	Value
School’s local authority	Gloucestershire
Applications open	Usually 1 September 2026
Application deadline	31 October 2026
National offer day	1 March 2027

Apply through your home council; confirm local dates and any extra school forms.

Admissions demand · 2026/27
Measure	Value
Offers made on National Offer Day	150
First-preference applications	194
Applications (all preferences)	424
First-preference offers	126

Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.

School performance

GCSE results

GCSE results · 2024/25
Measure	Value
Attainment 8 (average score)	77.2
English & maths: grades 9–4	100%
English & maths: grades 9–5	98.7%
EBacc entry	44.9%
EBacc grades 9–4	44.9%
EBacc grades 9–5	42.9%
EBacc average point score	6.87

DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).

After age 16

A-level results

A-level results · 2024/25
Measure	Value
Average points per entry	44.05
Best three A-levels: average points	44.13
Value added	0.22
Value added: lower confidence limit	0.14
Value added: upper confidence limit	0.3
AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects)	32.5%
Pupils	234
Average grade	B+
Best three A-levels: average grade	B+
Published progress band	Above average

DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).

Destinations after GCSE · 2022/23
Destination	Pupils
This school’s sixth form	94.8%
Sixth-form college	1.3%
Further education college	2.6%
Apprenticeship	0%
Employment	0%
Not sustained	0.6%
Unknown	0%

Cohort: 155 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 99.4%

DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.

Destinations after A-levels · 2022/23
Destination	Pupils
Higher education	71.3%
Further education	2.1%
Other education	0%
Apprenticeship	4.1%
Employment	14.4%
Not sustained	5.1%
Unknown	3.1%

Cohort: 195 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 91.8%

DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.

A-level subjects

2024/25 · Published entries

Mathematics123 entries
Biology78 entries
Chemistry70 entries
Physics65 entries
Psychology62 entries
Business Studies44 entries
Geography37 entries
Physical Education / Sports Studies33 entries
Economics31 entries
Government and Politics30 entries
History28 entries
English Literature24 entries
Mathematics (Further)23 entries
Computer Science18 entries
Design and Technology (Product Design)15 entries
Logic / Philosophy13 entries
Art and Design12 entries
Drama and Theatre Studies11 entries
French7 entries
Spanish3 entries

DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.

Students and teachers

17.4 pupils per qualified teacher

2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.

Students

Number of pupilsPeriod not recorded: 1240
School capacityPeriod not recorded: 1150
Free school meals (FSM)2025/26: 5.5%
English as an additional language (EAL)2025/26: 17%
Attendance2024/25: 95.27%
Persistent absence (10% or more of sessions)2024/25: 9.64%

Classes & attendance

Average class size2025/26: 22.2
Suspensions per 100 pupils2024/25: 0.32
Suspensions (count)2024/25: 4
Permanent exclusions per 100 pupils2024/25: 0
Permanent exclusions (count)2024/25: 0

More pupil data

Absence breakdown
Measure	Value
Authorised absence2024/25	4.39%
Unauthorised absence2024/25	0.34%

Ethnic background · 2025/26
Group	Pupils
White British	50.4%
White other	4.8%
Mixed	6.6%
Asian	33.1%
Black	3.7%
Other	1%

DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.

Published SEND Data

Autism
Dyslexia
Mental Health
Speech & Language
Hearing
Physical
Learning Difficulty
Other

DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.

Ofsted Parent View

98.3% would recommend this school

360 responses · Nov 2025 – Apr 2026

Parent survey responses
Question	Agree or strongly agree
Happy at school	97%
Feels safe	98%
Behaviour	97.5%
Bullying handled	45.4%

Additional parent survey responses
Question	Agree or strongly agree
SEND support	87.5%
Communication	96.6%
Concerns handled	59.1%
Best interests	92.8%
Support to learn	95.8%

FAQ about Sir Thomas Rich's School

Sir Thomas Rich's School recorded 194 first-choice applications and 150 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27. That is 1.3 first-choice applications per offer made. This is a historic demand signal, not an individual admission probability or a catchment boundary. Admission criteria, address, preferences and the applicant cohort also matter. First-choice applications exceeded offers made in this dataset.

Results: Published results describe a past pupil cohort. Compare the same measure and reporting year; attainment and progress measure different things. Understanding secondary results.

Inspection: Read the inspection date and full report alongside the headline judgement. Schools inspected under different frameworks cannot be compared using a headline grade alone. Understanding Ofsted inspections.

Admissions: Applications and places describe past demand, not your child’s chance of an offer. Check the entry year and current admission criteria, including any priority groups. School admissions timeline.

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