Balcarras School Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Balcarras School Inspection 2014 . Ofsted . 24 August 2020 . 24 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200824091612/https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2397244 . live .
  2. Web site: School places in Cheltenham . Gloucestershire County Council . 24 August 2020 . 27 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200527042935/https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/education-and-learning/school-planning-and-projects/cheltenham-school-places/school-places-in-cheltenham/ . live .
  3. Web site: SUNDAY TIMES STATE SCHOOL OF THE DECADE .