The Crypt School

State-Funded School

the-crypt-school-gloucestershire-south-west

South WestRegion

GloucestershireLocal Authority

GloucesterConstituency

GL2 5AEPostcode

10.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Crypt School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Gloucestershire, South West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,100 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 72.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 98%
EBacc average point score: 6.91

Ethnicity

White

62%

Asian

20%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,100

Total Pupils

64%Boys

36%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

17%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,100
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
23 Apr 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
14 Jun 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.