Balcarras School | |
Coordinates: | 51.8813°N -2.0442°W |
Motto: | From Strength to Strength |
Established: | 1986 |
Type: | Academy |
Head: | Dominic Burke |
Address: | East End Road, Charlton Kings |
City: | Cheltenham |
County: | Gloucestershire |
Country: | England |
Postcode: | GL53 8QF |
Ofsted: | no |
Dfeno: | 916/5408 |
Urn: | 136474 |
Capacity: | 1,217 |
Enrolment: | 1,354 |
Gender: | Mixed |
Lower Age: | 11 |
Upper Age: | 18 |
Houses: | Foley, Graveney, Selvey, Ottewell. |
Colours: | 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 is planned to open in 2022.[2]
In November 2020, Balcarras was named Sunday Times State School of the Decade.[3]