SCHOOL PROFILE

Thomas Keble School

Secondary Academy converter URN 137059
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 710 Published school capacity
Capacity used 101.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

4 July 2023
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 THOMAS KEBLE SCHOOL
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 718 718 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 335 46.7% of pupils
Male pupils 383 53.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

17.7%
7.1 pts below England
School 17.7%
Stroud 14.7%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.2%
18.1 pts below England
School 2.2%
Stroud 5.1%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.5%
0.5 pts above England
School 1.5%
Stroud 0.6%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
91.4%
656
Any other White background
3.1%
22
White and Asian
1.9%
14
Any other Mixed background
1.3%
9
White and Black African
0.7%
5
White and Black Caribbean
0.6%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 25.9% 186 of 718 pupils
5.1 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.9%
Stroud 21.9%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.3% 131 pupils
England 14.8% 3.5 pts above
EHC plans 7.7% 55 pupils
England 6.0% 1.6 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 49
Social, emotional & mental health 39
Specific learning difficulty 38
Other difficulty or disability 25
Autistic spectrum disorder 17
Speech, language & communication 13

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

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

47.6 8.4 pts above England
School 47.6
Stroud 36.1
South West 37.7
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 52.6% England 36.0% 16.6 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 77.0% England 51.4% 25.6 pts above England
EBacc entry 28.1% England 30.6% 2.5 pts below England
EBacc average point score 4.15 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.23 · 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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

8.56%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.35 pts higher than England
School 8.56%
Stroud 6.17%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

23.67%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.85 pts higher than England
School 23.67%
Stroud 14.93%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.56%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.75 pts higher than England
School 3.56%
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

101.1% 8.8 pts above England
Thomas Keble School
101.1%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information