OFSTED
18 January 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Trust
CORINIUM EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,020
1,020 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
490
48.0% of pupils
Male pupils
530
52.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.6 pts
below England
School
16.2%
Cotswold
13.9%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.4 pts
below England
School
2.9%
Cotswold
4.3%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
Cotswold
0.6%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
85.6%
873
Any other White background
6.8%
69
Any other Mixed background
1.6%
16
White and Asian
1.1%
11
African
0.9%
9
White and Black Caribbean
0.8%
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
27.0%
275 of
1,020 pupils
6.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.6 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
52.5
13.3 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.28 · 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
7.97%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.75 pts
higher than
England
School
7.97%
Cotswold
5.44%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
21.03%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.21 pts
higher than
England
School
21.03%
Cotswold
11.76%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.20%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.39 pts
higher than
England
School
3.20%
Cotswold
1.41%
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
97.6%
5.3 pts
above England
Cirencester Deer Park School
97.6%
Cotswold
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.