OFSTED
21 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,280
1,280 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
633
49.5% of pupils
Male pupils
647
50.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.6 pts
below England
School
20.2%
Stroud
14.7%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.4 pts
below England
School
3.9%
Stroud
5.1%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
Stroud
0.6%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
89.7%
1,148
Any other White background
4.3%
55
Unclassified
1.9%
24
White and Black Caribbean
0.9%
12
Indian
0.8%
10
White and Asian
0.6%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
21.1%
270 of
1,280 pupils
0.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
44.9
5.7 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.01 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.07%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.85 pts
higher than
England
School
10.07%
Stroud
6.17%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.15%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.34 pts
higher than
England
School
27.15%
Stroud
14.93%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.41%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.61 pts
higher than
England
School
5.41%
Stroud
1.69%
South West
1.90%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
90.9%
1.4 pts
below England
Rednock School
90.9%
Stroud
95.4%
South West
88.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.