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Fee-paying schools in GL50, Cheltenham

9 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central GL50, the nearest being Cheltenham Ladies' College at 0.2 mi, 2 of them selective, 1 single-sex. Nearest first; each age range is the school's own statutory range, which decides whether it takes a given year group.

School Distance Ages Takes
Cheltenham Ladies' College 0.2 mi 11 to 18 Secondary
Girls
Selective
Dean Close Airthrie 0.4 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Cheltenham College 0.6 mi 2 to 19 All-through
Selective
Church of England
Dean Close Preparatory School 0.9 mi 2 to 14 All-through
Church of England/Evangelical
Berkhampstead School 1.0 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Dean Close School 1.1 mi 12 to 19 Secondary
Church of England/Evangelical
St Edward's School 1.4 mi 11 to 18 Secondary
Roman Catholic
Ashley Manor Preparatory School 1.5 mi 1 to 11 Primary
Roman Catholic
The Richard Pate School 1.9 mi 3 to 11 Primary
No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like Cheltenham Ladies' College are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show. Fees are not open data either.

The state schools alongside them

GL50 also holds 29 state primary and 6 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for GL50 →

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in GL50?

9 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central GL50, Cheltenham, from the Department for Education's register. Each one's age range, whether it selects and how full it is are listed on this page.

Do private schools in GL50 have Ofsted ratings?

No, and a blank rating is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show.

Are private schools in GL50 selective?

2 of the 9 select on ability at entry, according to their admissions policy on the register. The rest do not, though most fee-paying schools still assess applicants in some way.

Are there single-sex private schools in GL50?

1 of the 9 take boys only or girls only. The rest are mixed.

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools. Read how every figure here is sourced on the methodology page. If something looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.