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Balcarras School

East End Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 8QF · URN 136474

Public data summary

7.9

out of 10 · 21 data sources

Coverage 62% · Solid

Record

At a glance

Pupils: 733
Age range: 11–18
Gender: Mixed
Capacity: 1,359
Local authority: Gloucestershire

Outcomes

Published performance

GCSE Progress 8: 0.83
GCSE Attainment 8: 62.4
A-level average: B-
Sustained education: 62.0%
University: 52.0%

Context

Attendance and community

Overall absence: 4.7%
Persistent absence: 9.7%
Free school meals: 6.2%
SEN support: 8.5%
English additional language: 3.7%

Resources

Workforce and funding

Pupil–teacher ratio: 8.8:1
Average class size: 20.5
Staff turnover: 6.6%

Official-data model

Data dimensions

Achievement

8.6

5 contributing signals

Progress

9.8

1 contributing signals

Attendance

8.0

5 contributing signals

Resources

6.9

3 contributing signals

Equity

7.3

2 contributing signals

Destinations

6.1

5 contributing signals

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School contact

Official website

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