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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 Crypt School

Academy converter secondary school in Gloucester (Gloucestershire).

Attainment 8
73.3
▲ 27.1 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
94.7%
▲ 48pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
95.7%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.3
▲ 1.6 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
4.4%
▼ 23pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
13.9%
▼ 0.3pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
138%
1,100 / 800 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Outstanding
last graded, 2024

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).

The Crypt School is a secondary school located in Gloucester, Gloucestershire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 18 and currently has 1,093 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 800. It is part of the THE CRYPT SCHOOL. The school is led by Mr Nicholas Dyer.

Awards

2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
  • Music MarkMusic

Key facts

URN
136578
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Constituency
Gloucester
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2011

Governing body (17 current, 2 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

16 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).

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 Sheila Ann Bradburn Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2026 · until 2030
Miss Ruth Burchell Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2025 · until 2029
Ms Alison Lynsey Pollard Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Lee Stanley Hill Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Lee Stanley Hill Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Dare Samuel Owatemi Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Anthony Alexander GilbertMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2024
Mr Ahmed Goga Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Lee Hill Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by trusteessince 2024
Mrs Emma Marie Boobyer Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2024
Mr Amit Ray Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Prof Suzanne Aspden Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Nicholas Dyer Confirmed same personAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2023
Mr Grant Edward Stevens Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2019
Mrs Birgit Whitman Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2015
Mr Nicholas Charles Dyer Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2015
Mrs Joanne Hitchings Confirmed same personChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2011
Dr Sonia Alice Macleod Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2023 · term ended 2026
Ms Sheila Ann Bradburn Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2022 · term ended 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