142 of Gloucestershire's 297 state schools are academies run by a trust. 17 trusts run more than one school here. The rest of the schools are run by the council.
An academy trust is a charity that runs state schools instead of the council. Schools in the same trust often share leaders, policies and sometimes admission rules. They are free to attend, like any state school. More about academies and trusts.
Trusts with more than one school
The Diocese of Gloucester Academies Trust (24 schools)
- Amberley Parochial School Primary · Stroud
- Bibury Church of England Primary School Primary · Cirencester
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary · Cheltenham
- Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy Primary · Gloucester
- Coaley Church of England Primary Academy Primary · Dursley
- Dursley Church of England Primary Academy Primary · Dursley
- Field Court Church of England Infant Academy Primary · Gloucester
- Hardwicke Parochial Primary Academy Primary · Gloucester
- Hatherley Infant School Primary · Gloucester
- Lakefield CofE Primary School Primary · Gloucester
- Longney Church of England Primary Academy Primary · Gloucester
- Minchinhampton Primary Academy Primary · Stroud
- North Cerney Church of England Primary Academy Primary · Cirencester
- Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy Primary · Lydney
- St David's Church of England Primary School Primary · Moreton-in-Marsh
- St James' Church of England Junior School Primary · Gloucester
- St James' Church of England Primary School Primary · Cheltenham
- St John's C of E Academy Primary · Coleford
- St Lawrence Church of England Primary School Primary · Lechlade
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary · Tetbury
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Primary · Stroud
- Watermoor Church of England Primary School Primary · Cirencester
- Whiteshill Primary School Primary · Stroud
- Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School Primary · Cheltenham
Gloucestershire Learning Alliance (10 schools)
- Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy Primary · Cheltenham
- Carrant Brook Junior School Primary · Tewkesbury
- Churchdown Village Infant School Primary · Gloucester
- Great Oldbury Primary Academy Primary · Stonehouse
- Longford Park Primary Academy Primary · Gloucester
- Northway Infant School Primary · Tewkesbury
- Rowanfield Infant School Primary · Cheltenham
- Rowanfield Junior School Primary · Cheltenham
- Springbank Primary Academy Primary · Cheltenham
- Tredington Community Primary School Primary · Tewkesbury
Greenshaw Learning Trust (10 schools)
- Barnwood Park School Secondary · Gloucester
- Five Acres High School Secondary · Coleford
- Gloucester Academy Secondary · Gloucester
- Grange Primary Academy Primary · Tuffley
- Henley Bank High School Secondary · Gloucester
- Hillside Primary School Primary · Gloucester
- Holmleigh Park High School Secondary · Gloucester
- Hunts Grove Primary Academy Primary · Gloucester
- Waterwells Primary Academy Primary · Gloucester
- Widden Primary School Primary · Gloucester
Primary Quest Multi-Academy Trust (10 schools)
- Ann Cam Church of England Primary School Primary · Dymock
- Bromesberrow St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary · Ledbury
- Gretton Primary School Primary · Cheltenham
- Hartpury Church of England Primary School Primary · Gloucester
- Highnam CofE Primary Academy Primary · Gloucester
- Hope Brook CofE Primary School Primary · Longhope
- Oak Hill Church of England Primary School Primary · Tewkesbury
- Redmarley Church of England Primary School Primary · Gloucester
- Staunton and Corse Church of England Primary School Primary · Gloucester
- Tibberton Community Primary School and Early Years Primary · Gloucester
Sand Academies Trust (8 schools)
- Battledown School SEN · Cheltenham
- Belmont School SEN · Cheltenham
- Calton Primary School Primary · Gloucester
- Paternoster School SEN · Cirencester
- Sladewood Academy SEN · Stroud
- The Milestone School SEN · Gloucester
- Tredworth Infant and Nursery Academy Primary · Gloucester
- Willow Primary Academy Primary · Gloucester
Corinium Education Trust (6 schools)
- Chesterton Primary School Primary · Cirencester
- Cirencester Deer Park School Secondary · Cirencester
- Down Ampney Church of England Primary School Primary · Cirencester
- Kemble Primary School Primary · Cirencester
- Sherborne Church of England Primary School Primary · Cheltenham
- Siddington Church of England Primary School Primary · Cirencester
Little Way Catholic Educational Trust (6 schools)
- St Catharine's Catholic Primary School Primary · Chipping Campden
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary · Stonehouse
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primary · Gloucester
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Primary · Cheltenham
- The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great Primary · Cheltenham
- The Rosary Catholic Primary School Primary · Stroud
Severn Federation Academy Trust (6 schools)
- Aylburton Church of England Primary School Primary · Lydney
- Bream Church of England Primary School Primary · Lydney
- English Bicknor Church of England Primary School Primary · Coleford
- Lydney Church of England Community School Primary · Lydney
- Newnham St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary · Newnham
- Severnbanks Primary School Primary · Lydney
North Cotswold Schools Federation Mat (5 schools)
- Cold Aston Church of England Primary School Primary · Cheltenham
- Longborough Church of England Primary School Primary · Moreton-in-Marsh
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primary · Chedworth
- St James and Ebrington Church of England Primary School Primary · Chipping Campden
- Swell Church of England Primary School Primary · Lower Swell
Cotswold Beacon Academy Trust (4 schools)
- Berkeley Primary School Primary · Berkeley
- Callowell Primary School Primary · Stroud
- Cam Woodfield Junior School Primary · Dursley
- Marling School Secondary · Stroud
The Athelstan Trust (4 schools)
- Avening Primary School Primary · Tetbury
- Leighterton Primary School Primary · Tetbury
- Sir William Romney's School Secondary · Tetbury
- The Dean Academy Secondary · Lydney
Cabot Learning Federation (3 schools)
- Brook Academy SEN · Gloucester
- Queen Margaret Primary Academy Primary · Tewkesbury
- Tewkesbury Academy Secondary · Tewkesbury
Forest of Dean Trust (3 schools)
- Dene Magna and Sixth Form Secondary · Mitcheldean
- Drybrook Primary School Primary · Drybrook
- Forest View Primary School Primary · Cinderford
Lift Schools (3 schools)
- Lift Brockworth Primary · Gloucester
- Lift Crescent View SEN · Cheltenham
- Lift Offa's Mead Primary · Chepstow
The Balcarras Trust (3 schools)
- Balcarras School Secondary · Cheltenham
- The High School Leckhampton Secondary · Cheltenham
- Winchcombe School Secondary · Cheltenham
Child and Family Learning Trust (2 schools)
- Gardners Lane Primary School Primary · Cheltenham
- Oakwood Primary School Primary · Cheltenham
South Gloucestershire and Stroud Academy Trust (2 schools)
- SGS Berkeley Green UTC Secondary · Berkeley
- SGS Forest High School Secondary · Cinderford
Single-academy trusts
These schools are academies run by their own trust.
- All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham
- Blockley Church of England Primary School Blockley Educational Academy
- Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School Bourton-on-the-Water Primary Academy
- Charlton Kings Infants' School Charlton Kings Infants' School
- Charlton Kings Junior School Charlton Kings Junior School
- Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
- Chipping Campden School Chipping Campden School
- Chosen Hill School Chosen Hill School
- Churchdown School Churchdown School
- Cirencester Kingshill School Cirencester Kingshill School
- Cleeve School Cleeve School
- Coopers Edge School The Coopers Edge Trust
- Denmark Road High School Denmark Road High School
- Farmor's School Farmor's School
- Field Court Junior School Field Court Junior School
- Gotherington Primary School Gotherington Primary School
- Harewood Junior School The South Gloucester Learning Trust
- Katharine Lady Berkeley's School Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
- Mitton Manor Primary School Mitton Manor Primary Academy
- Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre
- Pate's Grammar School Pate's Grammar School
- Peak Academy Reach South Academy Trust
- Ribston Hall High School Ribston Hall High School Academy Trust
- Severn Vale School Severn Vale School
- Sir Thomas Rich's School Sir Thomas Rich's School
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Churchdown
- St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre St Peter's Catholic High School & Sixth Form Centre
- Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School Stone With Woodford C of E Primary School
- Stroud High School Stroud High School
- The Cotswold Academy The Cotswold School Academy Trust
- The Crypt School The Crypt School
- Thomas Keble School Thomas Keble School
- Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre
Source: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education. Trusts change as schools join and leave, so check the school's own website.
This is a guide, not an admissions decision. It explains the general rules. Each school's own admissions policy, and Gloucestershire County Council's admissions pages, are what count. Gloucestershire school admissions.