The Cotswold Academy
Academy converterSecondaryAges 11–18MixedSixth form
The Avenue, Bourton-on-the-Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2BD
Principal · Mr W Morgan
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 31 August 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils1,564Capacity 1,530
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 11 March 2025
TrustThe Cotswold School Academy Trust
Free school meals14.6%
Ofsted
Inspection on 11 March 2025. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- Sixth formOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026
For September 2027. Apply through Gloucestershire council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.
How to apply in GloucestershireApplications for September 2026
233 of the 276 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered241
Applications479
First choice276
First-choice offers233
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).