OFSTED
8 October 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Trust
FOREST OF DEAN 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
517
50.7% of pupils
Male pupils
503
49.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.2 pts
below England
School
19.6%
Forest of Dean
22.1%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.6 pts
below England
School
2.7%
Forest of Dean
5.1%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
Forest of Dean
1.0%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
91.7%
935
Any other White background
3.1%
32
Any other Asian background
1.1%
11
White and Black Caribbean
0.9%
9
White and Asian
0.7%
7
White and Black African
0.7%
7
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
23.5%
240 of
1,020 pupils
2.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.2 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
52.6
13.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.05 · 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
6.71%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.50 pts
higher than
England
School
6.71%
Forest of Dean
6.05%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.10%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.28 pts
higher than
England
School
16.10%
Forest of Dean
15.81%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.28%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.48 pts
higher than
England
School
2.28%
Forest of Dean
1.14%
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
90.7%
1.7 pts
below England
Dene Magna and Sixth Form
90.7%
Forest of Dean
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.