OFSTED
19 November 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Boys
Religious character
—
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Trust
LIFT SCHOOLS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,082
1,082 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
77
7.1% of pupils
Male pupils
1,005
92.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
20.7 pts
below England
School
4.1%
Stroud
14.7%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.0 pts
below England
School
12.3%
Stroud
5.1%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Stroud
0.6%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
63.5%
687
Indian
9.0%
97
Any other White background
4.8%
52
Any other Asian background
4.1%
44
White and Asian
4.0%
43
Unclassified
3.9%
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
5.6%
60 of
1,082 pupils
15.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.9 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
73.9
34.7 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.64 · 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
4.65%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.56 pts
lower than
England
School
4.65%
Stroud
6.17%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
10.15%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.66 pts
lower than
England
School
10.15%
Stroud
14.93%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.89%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.92 pts
lower than
England
School
0.89%
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
94.1%
1.8 pts
above England
Marling School
94.1%
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.