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School · SecondaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

The Cotswold Academy

Academy converter secondary school in Cheltenham (Gloucestershire).

Attainment 8
58.7
▲ 12.5 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
66.3%
▲ 20pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
93.0%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.7
▲ 1.0 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
13.4%
▼ 14pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
10.4%
▼ 4pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
102%
1,564 / 1,530 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
No overall grade
inspected Mar 2025

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

Ofsted Outstanding March 2025 | Comprehensive School of the Year in the Southwest 2025 Ofsted Outstanding March 2025 | Comprehensive School of the Year in the Southwest 2025 Ofsted Outstanding March 2025 | Comprehensive School of the Year in the Southwest 2025 Ofsted Outstanding March 2025 | Comprehensive School of the Year in the Southwest 2025

Enrichment

21 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Recruitment
  • Teacher Training
  • Facilites (Lettings)
  • Old Cotswoldians
  • International Status
  • Houses
  • Joining in Years 9-11
  • The Link
  • The Cotswold Way
  • Transport
  • Adverse Weather
  • Getting Ready for KS4
  • The Aspire Programme
  • PSHE
  • Work Experience
  • Dress Code

and 5 more

Awards

1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Duke of EdinburghPersonal development

Key facts

URN
136292
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Constituency
North Cotswolds
Setting
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2010

Governing body (23 current, 5 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

23 governors are linked to a profile (22 confirmed, 1 (likely)).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Camilla Bowring Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Rachael LaneTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2026 · until 2030
Ms Sarah-Rose Dunn Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Simon Bristow Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Paul Robinson Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2025 · until 2029
Mr David Mathias Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2024 · until 2028
Daniel Souch Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Lucy Morrison Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Peter DeanChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2024
Ms Bretta Townend-Jowitt Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Dr Gina Hadley Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Frances HudsonMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023
Mr Andrew Parker Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023
Mrs Rachel Havill Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Captain John Evanson Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Andrew Burgess Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Linda Rowley Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2021
Mr Nicholas Hartnell Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021 · until 2029
Mr Ben Backhouse Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021 · until 2029
Mrs Amanda Everitt Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2019
Mr Robert Hadley Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2019
Mr Will Morgan (likely)Accounting OfficerTrust officersince 2011
Mr Tim Fox FormerTrusteeTrust boardParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2026 · term ended 2026
Mrs Faye Heming Confirmed same person FormerChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by LAsince 2025 · term ended 2026
Mr Geraint Thomas Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2023 · term ended 2026
Mrs Samantha Brown Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2023 · term ended 2026
Mrs Philippa Worne Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2023 · term ended 2026

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Julie PowellGovernance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT)Governance professionalsince 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record