The High School Leckhampton
Free schools in Cheltenham, GL51 3FS, taking ages 11 to 16, 759 on roll.
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In 2024/25, the furthest child offered a place lived 0.78 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Secondary applications close 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
How this compares: every Gloucestershire school's distance, tightest first →
The circle is 0.78 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2024/25.
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When The High School Leckhampton is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
One published year so far: 2024/25, from Gloucestershire. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: Gloucestershire, published admission distances, 2024/25
Two schools, both in reach
Two children, or a first and second preference? Add a second school to see where both are in reach, cheapest districts first. Only a school with a published distance can be added.
If the answer is no, you can appeal. In Gloucestershire, 140 of 543 secondary appeals succeeded in 2025 (25.8%; England 19.9%), counted for all the council's schools together. How every council compares.
Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to The High School Leckhampton that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warden Hill Primary School | Primary | No limit 2024/25 | 0.4 mi |
| Leckhampton Church of England Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.66 mi 2024/25 | 0.6 mi |
| St James' Church of England Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 4.61 mi 2024/25 | 0.6 mi |
| Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre Both in reach | Secondary | 1.94 mi 2024/25 | 0.7 mi |
| Benhall Infant School Both in reach | Primary | 0.69 mi 2024/25 | 1.5 mi |
| Shurdington Church of England Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.38 mi 2024/25 | 1.6 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 759 pupils in 900 places (84% full) |
| Trust | THE BALCARRAS TRUST |
| Local authority | Gloucestershire |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Outstanding, inspected 17 April 2024 |
| Year | Progress 8 |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | not published |
| 2023/24 | not published |
| 2022/23 | not published |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to The High School Leckhampton
| Girls and boys | 48.6% girls, 51.4% boys |
| English as an additional language | 3.0% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 9.9% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Getting to The High School Leckhampton by bus
Best-served stop: Woodlands Road, 0.3 mi away, with 7.8 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 05:56, last 23:42.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidnappers' Lane | 0.2 mi | 5.1 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 10, 66, RC2 |
| Farmfield Road | 0.2 mi | 5.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 10, 66 |
| Woodlands Road | 0.2 mi | 5.1 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 10, 66, M5 |
These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026
The fee-paying alternative
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for The High School Leckhampton?
The High School Leckhampton does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2024/25 lived 0.78 miles away, per Gloucestershire.
How close do I need to live to get a place at The High School Leckhampton?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 0.78 miles was enough in 2024/25. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near The High School Leckhampton guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
Every Gloucestershire school's distance
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Admission distance published by Gloucestershire. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.