Cheltenham Bournside School

Cheltenham Bournside School, commonly referred to as Bournside School or simply Bournside, is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. The school initially opened as Gloucester Road Elementary School in 1919, going through several different reforms before becoming Cheltenham Bournside School in 1972.

It is situated in the south-west of Cheltenham, in the Warden Hill area. It is currently the largest school in Gloucestershire. Its current headteacher is Steve Jefferies, since 2020.

The school was last inspected on 27 September 2022, returning a result of 'Good'.

Gloucester Road Elementary School opened in 1907, on a former farm and different site to the current school. It catered for 300 students of all ages, separated into different schools for boys, girls, and infants. From 1915 to 1919 it was used as St John's VA Hospital, with pupils being educated at local parish church schools on Milsom Street and Baker Street.

After its usage as a hospital ended, the school was expanded to include new handicraft, arts, and sciences blocks, and four new classrooms as well as a playing field. On re-opening in December 1919, it was renamed to the Cheltenham Central School for Advanced Instruction, accommodating 300 pupils aged 11–13. Soon after it was divided into the Central Boys School and the Central Girls School. In 1928 it purchased further land surrounding the school to use as sporting facilities.

In 1949, it was merged again into Cheltenham Technical High School, under reforms made by the Education Act 1944. It expanded to accommodate around 500 students around this time.

Work on the current site on Warden Hill Road began in 1967, with a second phase beginning in 1971. The new site opened in 1972 for 650 students, and the school was renamed to its current name. By 1975 it had 1,250 students, expanding further throughout the late 20th century to accommodate around 1,650 students by 2001.

The previous site on Gloucester Road was used by Gloucestershire College of Arts and Technology until demolition in 2003, after which it was replaced with a housing estate.