There are seven local education authority maintained secondary schools in Cheltenham and Bishop's Cleeve, along with four independent schools, including the prestigious Pate's Grammar School, Dean Close School and the internationally recognised, Cheltenham Ladies' College and Cheltenham Boys' College.

Most of Cheltenham's secondary schools are in the top half of the GSCE results league tables, with Cheltenham Ladies' College, Pate's Grammar School and Dean Close School achieving 100%.