OFSTED
9 December 2025
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
6 October 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
22 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Boys
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Trust
SIR THOMAS RICH'S SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,240
1,240 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
148
11.9% of pupils
Male pupils
1,092
88.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
19.3 pts
below England
School
5.5%
Gloucester
21.4%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.3 pts
below England
School
17.0%
Gloucester
19.4%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
above England
School
1.2%
Gloucester
1.2%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
50.4%
625
Indian
19.0%
235
Any other Asian background
5.9%
73
Any other White background
4.5%
56
Chinese
3.5%
43
African
3.4%
42
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
13.2%
163 of
1,240 pupils
7.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.1 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
77.2
38.0 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.91 · 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
4.73%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.49 pts
lower than
England
School
4.73%
Gloucester
6.34%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.64%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.17 pts
lower than
England
School
9.64%
Gloucester
16.04%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.51%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.30 pts
lower than
England
School
0.51%
Gloucester
1.71%
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
107.8%
15.5 pts
above England
Sir Thomas Rich's School
107.8%
Gloucester
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.