Pittville School Ofsted Rating and Inspection History

The latest Ofsted rating, grades by area and full inspection history for Pittville School, Cheltenham.

About Pittville School

Pittville School is a secondary school at Albert Road, Cheltenham, GL52 3JD. Ofsted has published 12 inspection reports and letters for it since 2000, and the most recent outcome, from 2025-02-25, was “Standards maintained”.

This page brings the school's full Ofsted record together: the latest report card or graded inspection, area by area, and every inspection since records began, with a link to each report. To compare it with other schools in town, see the full list of schools in Cheltenham or the secondary school catchment map.

Pittville School at a Glance

Latest outcome

Standards maintained School inspection, 2025-02-25

Reports on record

12 since 2000, 7 with an outcome

School type

Secondary Foundation school

Ofsted Inspection History (12 Reports)

Every report Ofsted has published for Pittville School, newest first. Short and ungraded inspections check that a school is still at its previous grade rather than grading it afresh, and letters and monitoring visits carry no grade at all.

Date Inspection Outcome Report
2025-02-25 School inspection Standards maintained PDF
2019-06-11 Full inspection Good PDF
2015-11-25 Full inspection Good PDF
2015-02-24 Monitoring visit – PDF
2014-01-10 Monitoring visit – PDF
2013-09-24 Full inspection Requires improvement PDF
2011-12-07 Full inspection Satisfactory PDF
2011-03-08 Curriculum and development visit – PDF
2009-01-14 Full inspection Good PDF
2008-05-14 Curriculum and development visit – PDF
2006-02-22 Full inspection Satisfactory PDF
2000-09-25 Full inspection – PDF

Data from Ofsted and its monthly management information, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated 5 October 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Is Pittville School's Ofsted Rating?

  • The most recent outcome Ofsted has published for Pittville School is “Standards maintained”, from 2025-02-25.
  • Its last single overall rating was Good, from 2019-06-11.
  • The full report for each inspection is linked in the table above and on Ofsted's page for the school.

How Often Does Ofsted Inspect Pittville School?

  • Ofsted normally inspects a state school about every four years, and sooner if it has concerns or the school was graded needs attention or urgent improvement in any area.
  • Its last inspection was on 2025-02-25.

Why Do Some Older Inspections Have No Grade?

  • Inspections before September 2005 didn't give a single overall grade, so they have no outcome here; the PDF report sets out what inspectors found.
  • Letters, monitoring visits and interim assessments don't give a grade either.

Where Does This Data Come From?

  • The list of reports comes from Ofsted's Find an Inspection Report service, and the area grades come from Ofsted's monthly management information on school inspections. Both are checked once a month.
  • Links between a school and the school it replaced come from the Department for Education's Get Information about Schools register.