Comprehensive School of the Year in the Southwest 2025

The Cotswold School is delighted to announce that it has been named as ‘Comprehensive School of the Year in the Southwest’ in The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2025.

Published annually, the guide identifies the highest-achieving schools in the UK, ranked by their 2024 examination results. The tables are based on the percentage of A Level results at A*-B and GCSEs at 9-7.

We have featured strongly over the years, achieving the accolade of Comprehensive School of the Year in 2015/16 and Comprehensive School of the Year in the Southwest 2023, so to be top performing comprehensive in the Southwest again this year is an incredible achievement for all involved in our school.

At A Level 42% were either A* or A, and 74% were at A*to B, with 90% at A*-C. 34% of grades achieved at GCSE were at 9-7, with 80% of students achieving the benchmark of five or more 9-4 grades, including Mathematics and English.

As a school, our ethos is to provide exceptional teaching for every student where they can thrive, academically and socially, in an inspiring, caring and inclusive community. We know that these outcomes are a product of students feeling happy, supported and well taught in an enriching environment. This will enable us to create the brilliant futures our students deserve.

Headteacher at The Cotswold School, Mr Will Morgan, said “I am always grateful to our school community – this accolade is testimony to the excellent teaching and support of our fantastic teachers and support staff; the hard work and commitment of our students towards their learning; the ongoing encouragement of families; and to our supportive governing body. I am immensely proud of the support – both academic and pastoral – that we offer to our students, as well as our extra-curricular activities, helping to create opportunities to enable our students to thrive.”

“A heartfelt thank you to every member of our school community for contributing to this award.”

The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2025 thetimes.com/best-schools-league-table