OFSTED
11 October 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Trust
GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,416
1,416 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
671
47.4% of pupils
Male pupils
745
52.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.7 pts
above England
School
33.5%
Gloucester
21.4%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.2 pts
below England
School
14.1%
Gloucester
19.4%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
above England
School
1.8%
Gloucester
1.2%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
66.4%
940
African
8.5%
120
Any other White background
6.1%
87
White and Black Caribbean
4.2%
60
Any other Mixed background
3.1%
44
Unclassified
1.9%
27
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
21.6%
306 of
1,416 pupils
0.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.5 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
41.8
2.6 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.12 · 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
11.42%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.20 pts
higher than
England
School
11.42%
Gloucester
6.34%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
32.04%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
16.23 pts
higher than
England
School
32.04%
Gloucester
16.04%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.88%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
5.08 pts
higher than
England
School
6.88%
Gloucester
1.71%
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
97.3%
5.0 pts
above England
Holmleigh Park High School
97.3%
Gloucester
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.