Sir Thomas Rich's School
Sir Thomas Rich's School at a glance
Sir Thomas Rich's School is a boys’ grammar school in Gloucester for students aged 11 to 18, with about 1240 pupils. Year 7 places are given through the Gloucestershire grammar schools test, and the school has a sixth form.
For September 2026 entry it offered 150 places and was the first choice of 194 families — about 1.3 for every place. 39% of all applications came from families in other council areas.
In 2024/25, 99% of its GCSE students achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths, against 45% across England’s state schools. Its A-level students averaged B+ per entry, and 33% achieved AAB or better including at least two facilitating subjects. 71% of sixth-form leavers went on to university (destinations measured in 2022/23).
Getting in: the 11+ and how places are given
- Test
- Gloucestershire grammar schools test
- Set by
- GL Assessment, for the Gloucestershire grammar schools
- What it covers
- Verbal skills (comprehension, vocabulary, verbal reasoning) and non-verbal skills (maths, non-verbal reasoning)
How places are given
Each school sets a qualifying score, then applies its own oversubscription criteria, which can include priority for disadvantaged or local applicants.
How to register and apply
Register for the test between May and late June of Year 5, then name the schools on your Gloucestershire secondary application by 31 October — a child who qualifies but is not named on the form will not get an offer.
Admissions rules change each year. Check the school’s current admissions policy — area details last checked October 2026.
Scores needed for a place
| Entry | Measure | Applies to | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | Lowest rank offered | All applicantsOffers on 1 March were made down to this rank. A lower rank number is a higher score; the top 155 are guaranteed a place if they put the school first. | Rank 332 |
| Sept 2025 | Lowest rank offered | All applicants | Rank 346 |
| Sept 2024 | Lowest rank offered | All applicants | Rank 327 |
| Sept 2023 | Lowest rank offered | All applicants | Rank 363 |
| Sept 2022 | Lowest rank offered | All applicants | Rank 397 |
| Sept 2021 | Lowest rank offered | All applicants | Rank 371 |
Scale: Rank among applicants sharing their result with the school (1 = highest). Source: Sir Thomas Rich’s School: Year 7 admissions. Scores change every year and depend on how many children apply — treat them as a guide, not a target.
How many families apply
| Entry | Places | 1st choices | 1st choices per place | All applications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | 150 | 194 | 1.3 | 424 |
| Sept 2025 | 148 | 196 | 1.3 | 451 |
| Sept 2024 | 143 | 223 | 1.6 | 497 |
| Sept 2023 | 148 | 227 | 1.5 | 471 |
| Sept 2022 | 148 | 198 | 1.3 | 456 |
| Sept 2021 | 150 | 231 | 1.5 | 715 |
Source: DfE, secondary school applications and offers. Places offered on National Offer Day; first preferences are families who put the school first on their council application.
Exam results
GCSE, 2024/25 · 156 pupils
Grade 5 or above in English and maths
Grade 4 or above in English and maths
Attainment 8 (average across 8 subjects)
| Year | Grade 5+ Eng & maths | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 98.7% | 77.2 | — | 6.87 |
| 2023/24 | 98.7% | 76.9 | +0.91 | 7.03 |
| 2022/23 | 99.0% | 75.3 | +0.84 | 6.8 |
A level, 2024/25 · 234 students
- Average grade
- B+
- England: B-
- AAB or better*
- 33%
- England: 18%
- Value added
- +0.22
*AAB or better, with at least two in facilitating subjects. Value added compares students’ results with others who started from similar GCSEs; above 0 is better than expected.
Source: DfE school and college performance tables. England figures are for all state-funded schools. Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.
Where students go next
- University
- 71%
- Apprenticeship
- 4%
- Employment
- 14%
- Any sustained destination
- 92%
Source: DfE 16–18 destination measures, students who left after A levels or equivalent, destinations measured in 2022/23 (195 students). Categories overlap slightly and do not sum to 100%.
Key facts
- Admits at 11
- Boys
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils
- 1,240 (capacity 1,150)
- Free school meals
- 6.2% of pupils eligible
- School type
- Academy converter
- Trust
- Single-academy trust
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury
From the Department for Education’s register (URN 136306), October 2026.
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