Balcarras School

Balcarras School
Location
East End Road, Charlton Kings Cheltenham , Gloucestershire , GL53 8QF England
Coordinates	51°52′53″N2°02′39″W / 51.88133°N 2.04420°W / 51.88133; -2.04420
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	From Strength to Strength
Established	1986
Department for Education URN	136474 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head teacher	Dominic Burke
Gender	Mixed
Age	11to 18
Enrolment	1,354
Capacity	1,217
Houses	Foley, Graveney, Selvey, Ottewell.
Colour(s)	Green, yellow, red and blue
Website	http://www.balcarras.gloucs.sch.uk

Balcarras School is an academy school for 11- to 18-year-olds, located in Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. Since 2016, the school's headteacher has been Dominic Burke.

The school was rated as "Outstanding" when last inspected by Ofsted in 2014. ^[1]

Balcarras School is the preferred sponsor for a new secondary school in Cheltenham, named The High School Leckhampton, which opened in 2022. ^[2]

In November 2020, Balcarras was named Sunday Times State School of the Decade. ^[3]

References

1. "Balcarras School Inspection 2014". Ofsted. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
2. "School places in Cheltenham". Gloucestershire County Council. Archived from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
3. "SUNDAY TIMES STATE SCHOOL OF THE DECADE".

External links

• OFSTED Report 2005