Balcarras School
Secondary school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Mar 2025).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 4 March 2025, report published 15 April 2025, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.
| 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 2029
The last inspection was in March 2025. 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 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 2.1 milesThe High School Leckhampton
Outstanding (Feb 2024)
- 2.3 milesPittville School
Standards maintained (Feb 2025)
- 2.4 milesCheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
Good (Sep 2022)
- 3.5 milesPate's Grammar School
Outstanding (Mar 2024)
- 3.6 milesAll Saints' Academy, Cheltenham
Some aspects not as strong (Dec 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.