Sir Thomas Rich's School

Gloucester, GL2 0LF · Gloucestershire grammar school

Ofsted: Good Boys
Test board
Consortium: Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Consortium. No fixed pass mark; schools set individual qualifying standards from rank-ordered standardised scores

Ofsted judgement breakdown (2021-10-06)

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good

Oversubscription criteria

  1. Looked after — Looked After Children / Previously Looked After Children
  2. Pupil premium — Boys registered for Pupil Premium who met the qualifying standard
  3. Other qualified — Other qualifying boys, in test rank order

What the entrance test covers

Two multiple-choice papers (GL Assessment style), covering verbal ability (English and verbal reasoning), numerical reasoning (maths), and non-verbal reasoning. Each paper takes around an hour including instructions and worked examples. A qualifying rank on the test is not itself an offer — you must also list the grammar school(s) on your home LA's secondary school application form by the normal 31 October deadline.

University destinations

Oxbridge
2%
Russell Group
54%
Top-third university
54%
Any degree
87%

Of the 194-student 2019/20 leaver cohort, sustaining a higher-education destination the following year. This is the last cohort the Department for Education published with an Oxbridge/Russell Group breakdown — these categories were discontinued as official accountability measures after this release, so a more recent figure does not exist.

House prices nearby

Median price, Elmbridge ward (Year ending Mar 2023)
£298,000

Median price for the school's electoral ward, year ending March 2023 — a neighbourhood-level indicator, not the school's actual admissions catchment (catchments are often smaller than a ward or span parts of several).

Data sourced from GIAS, Ofsted and official Gloucestershire admissions publications. Figures can change year to year — always confirm with the school before applying.

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