OFSTED
20 March 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Trust
NEWENT COMMUNITY SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM CENTRE
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
976
976 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
460
47.1% of pupils
Male pupils
516
52.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.3 pts
below England
School
23.5%
Forest of Dean
22.1%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.5 pts
below England
School
8.8%
Forest of Dean
5.1%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
above England
School
1.8%
Forest of Dean
1.0%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
79.3%
774
Any other White background
6.4%
62
White and Black Caribbean
2.4%
23
Unclassified
2.0%
20
Any other Mixed background
1.3%
13
White and Asian
1.3%
13
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%
229 of
976 pupils
2.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.6 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
41.5
2.3 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.65 · 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
9.73%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.51 pts
higher than
England
School
9.73%
Forest of Dean
6.05%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.84%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.03 pts
higher than
England
School
27.84%
Forest of Dean
15.81%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.25%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.45 pts
higher than
England
School
6.25%
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
67.7%
24.6 pts
below England
Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre
67.7%
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.