The Crypt School
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Attainment 8 of 72.7 is well above the national average of around 46. This reflects strong GCSE outcomes across the standard subject basket.
- Attainment 8:
- 72.7
- 5+ Eng & Maths:
- 99%
- Academic year:
- 2024/2025
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- Progress 8:
- +0.60
- Confidence interval:
- [0.36, 0.83]
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
Grammar School Entry
Official links
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Verified exam details
Open days from the school website
Entry requirements
The Crypt School requires applicants for Year 7 to register for and sit the school?s entrance test. The 2027 entry page says children who pass the test may be offered a place if there is room in the year group.
Exam dates and admissions evidence
The official 2027 entry page says registration opens at noon on Monday 18 May 2026 and closes at noon on Friday 26 June 2026. The Open Events page lists main-school open mornings on Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 March 2026, and says the next open mornings will take place on Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25 June 2026 with booking opening on Wednesday 13 May. In this pass the reviewed 2027 page did not expose an exact 2026 test date in plain text, so the structured exam date was left blank.
Verification
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 152 | 72.7 | — | 99.3% | 60.5% | 6.9 |
| 2023/2024 | 152 | 71.1 | +0.60 | 97.4% | 44.7% | 6.6 |
| 2022/2023 | 151 | 70.3 | +0.57 | 100.0% | 28.0% | 6.2 |
| 2021/2022 | 151 | 71.3 | +0.57 | 99.0% | 41.0% | 6.4 |
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School information
| URN | 136578 |
| Local authority | Gloucestershire |
| Region | South West |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Headmaster Nicholas Dyer |
| Trust | THE CRYPT SCHOOL |
| Admissions | Selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | GL2 5AE |
| Latest pupils | 152 |
| FSM eligible | 3.4% |
Contact and identifiers
Podsmead Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 5AE
http://www.cryptschool.orgView local authority page1452530291| DfE number | 5404 |
| UKPRN | 10033257 |
| Opened | 1 Apr 2011 |
| GIAS updated | 16 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 16 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 23 Apr 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 12 Mar 2024 |
| Publication date | 23 Apr 2024 |