England · Grammar school
Sir Thomas Rich's School
Gloucester · Boys only · ages 11 to 18
Official record: Get Information About Schools (URN 136306)
Overview
- Address
- Oakleaze, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 0LF
- Status
- Open
- Admits
- Boys only
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Number of pupils
- 1,240
- Capacity
- 1,150
- Eligible for free school meals
- 6.2%
- Sixth form
- Yes
- School type
- Academy converter
- Religious character
- Not yet available
- Trust
- Not yet available
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Desk research (cited public sources) (get-information-schools.service.gov.uk), last checked 31 October 2026
Admissions and the 11+
- Admissions policy
- Selective (grammar school)
- Selection in this area
- Partially selective area14% of Year 7 places offered in Gloucestershire for September 2026 were at selective schools (DfE applications and offers). We class an area as fully selective at 25% or more. Confirm with the local authority's admissions guide.
- Entrance test
- Not yet available
- Qualifying score
- Not yet available
- Catchment area
- No catchment area. After children in care, pupil premium boys and children of staff, places go to qualifying boys in test rank order. Distance only splits equal results.
- Children from outside the catchment
- Yes: Where a boy lives only matters to split equal results. In 2026 the last boy offered was ranked 332.
Applications and offers for Year 7
For September 2026 entry, 424 applicants named this school (194 as their first choice) for 150 places. 80 of 150 offers went to children living outside Gloucestershire.
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Gloucestershire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | 150 | 424 | 194 | 1.3 | 80 |
| Sept 2025 | 148 | 451 | 196 | 1.3 | 52 |
| Sept 2024 | 143 | 497 | 223 | 1.6 | 58 |
| Sept 2023 | 148 | 471 | 227 | 1.5 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 | 148 | 456 | 198 | 1.3 | 43 |
Show all 13 years
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Gloucestershire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2021 | 150 | 715 | 231 | 1.5 | 40 |
| Sept 2020 | 150 | 345 | 152 | 1.0 | 34 |
| Sept 2019 | 150 | 359 | 174 | 1.2 | 35 |
| Sept 2018 | 149 | 336 | 178 | 1.2 | 25 |
| Sept 2017 | 119 | 306 | 153 | 1.3 | 32 |
| Sept 2016 | 118 | 271 | 119 | 1.0 | 16 |
| Sept 2015 | 105 | 265 | 125 | 1.2 | 16 |
| Sept 2014 | 108 | 320 | 146 | 1.4 | 15 |
"Applicants" counts every family that listed the school as any preference, so it is higher than the number competing for each place. "Outside Gloucestershire" means a home in another local authority; it is not the school's catchment area. For grammar schools, offers also depend on the entrance test result.
Source: Secondary and primary school applications and offers (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Admissions research (cited public sources) (gloucestershire.gov.uk), last checked 1 November 2026
Key dates for September 2027 entry
- Test registration (Gloucestershire grammar schools)
- 18 May 2026 to 26 June 2026
- Test date
- 12 September 2026Opens and closes at noon. Results expected mid-October 2026 (no exact date found). Crypt School says a late test is held January 2027 for anyone who missed the deadline; other sources say no late registrations. Confirm with schools.
- Results sent to families
- Not yet available
- Apply to your council (September 2027 entry)
- By 31 October 2026This date has passed: late applications go to your council and are usually considered after on-time ones.
- National offer day
- 1 March 2027Offers are sent on 1 March, or the next working day.
- Open days
- Not yet available
- School opened (current registration)
- 1 October 2010
Unverified: test dates come from desk research (medium confidence). Confirm them with the council or test organiser. Sources: cryptschool.org, leadingtuition.co.uk.
Statutory dates: School Admissions Code (Department for Education).
Guide to the Gloucestershire grammar schools and its schools · How applying works
Source: Test dates research (cited public sources) (cryptschool.org), last checked 1 November 2026 · Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Ofsted inspection
Inspected on 9 December 2025. Read the report ↗
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Post 16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
From September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade for state schools.
Inspection history (4)
Source: Ofsted inspection reports, last checked 31 October 2026
Exam results
GCSE results 2025/26 (provisional)
| Measure | This school | Selective schools in England | All state schools in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8Average grade across 8 GCSE-level subjects, doubled for English and maths (maximum 90). | 75.2 | 72.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 96.1% | 93.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 7 or above in English and maths | 61.9% | 57.7% | 14.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 98.1% | 98.3% | 64.8% |
| Progress 8Not published for most schools in recent years, because primary school tests were cancelled in 2020 and 2021. | – | – | – |
Attainment 8 over time: 76.9 (2023/24) → 77.2 (2024/25) → 75.2 (2025/26).
155 pupils took GCSEs. Results reflect a selective intake: compare grammar schools with each other rather than with all schools.
Source: Key stage 4 performance (GCSE results) (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026
How to get there
- Postcode
- GL2 0LF
- Map location
- 51.8736, -2.20538
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Directions and surroundings ↗
- Telephone
- 01452338400
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Official links and documents
- School website
- strschool.co.uk
- Official register record
- Get Information About Schools (URN 136306) ↗
- Admissions policy document
- Not yet available
- Further reading
- Wikipedia ↗
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026