Pate's Grammar School
Secondary school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Outstanding (Mar 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 5 March 2024, report published 28 April 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around March 2028
The last inspection was in March 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 0.6 milesAll Saints' Academy, Cheltenham
Some aspects not as strong (Dec 2024)
- 1.5 milesCheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
Good (Sep 2022)
- 2.2 milesThe High School Leckhampton
Outstanding (Feb 2024)
- 2.2 milesPittville School
Standards maintained (Feb 2025)
- 2.6 milesChosen Hill School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Dec 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.