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The Crypt School

Gloucester · Mixed (co-educational) · ages 11 to 18

Official record: Get Information About Schools (URN 136578)

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Overview

Address
Podsmead Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 5AE
Status
Open
Admits
Mixed (co-educational)
Age range
11 to 18
Number of pupils
1,100
Capacity
800
Eligible for free school meals
3.6%
Sixth form
Yes
School type
Academy converter
Religious character
None
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 children and children of staff, places go to qualifying children in test rank order. Distance only splits equal scores.
Children from outside the catchment
Yes: Where a child lives only matters to split equal scores. In 2026 the last child offered was ranked 726.

Applications and offers for Year 7

For September 2026 entry, 731 applicants named this school (158 as their first choice) for 147 places. 55 of 147 offers went to children living outside Gloucestershire.

Applications and offers by September intake
IntakePlaces offeredApplicantsFirst choiceFirst choices per placeOffers to children outside Gloucestershire
Sept 20261477311581.155
Sept 20251447091641.148
Sept 20241477221811.242
Sept 20231236601371.132
Sept 20221476681691.127
Show all 13 years
Earlier intakes
IntakePlaces offeredApplicantsFirst choiceFirst choices per placeOffers to children outside Gloucestershire
Sept 20211501,3863982.727
Sept 20201466651681.227
Sept 20191487412031.423
Sept 201876452761.07
Sept 20171113711191.18
Sept 20161043581241.26
Sept 20151103161030.98
Sept 20141104341781.68

"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 April 2011

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 12 March 2024: overall Outstanding. Read the report ↗

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding
Inspection history (3)
  • 12 March 2024: School inspection, Outstanding · report
  • 16 May 2012: Full inspection, Outstanding · report
  • 14 February 2012: Academy conversion letter · report

Source: Ofsted inspection reports, last checked 31 October 2026

Exam results

GCSE results 2025/26 (provisional)

GCSE results compared with national averages
MeasureThis schoolSelective schools in EnglandAll state schools in England
Attainment 8Average grade across 8 GCSE-level subjects, doubled for English and maths (maximum 90).73.372.146.2
Grade 5 or above in English and maths94.7%93.7%46.3%
Grade 7 or above in English and maths51%57.7%14.2%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths98.7%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: 71.1 (2023/24) → 72.7 (2024/25) → 73.3 (2025/26).

151 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 5AE
Map location
51.8396, -2.25112
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Telephone
01452530291

Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026

School website
www.cryptschool.org
Official register record
Get Information About Schools (URN 136578) ↗
Admissions policy document
Not yet available
Further reading
Wikipedia ↗

Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026