OFSTED
19 November 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
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
1,014
1,014 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
503
49.6% of pupils
Male pupils
511
50.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.4 pts
above England
School
42.2%
Gloucester
21.4%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.0 pts
above England
School
33.3%
Gloucester
19.4%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
above England
School
2.0%
Gloucester
1.2%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
49.1%
498
African
11.5%
117
Any other White background
9.6%
97
Any other ethnic group
3.8%
39
Indian
3.8%
39
Any other Mixed background
3.6%
36
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
25.9%
263 of
1,014 pupils
5.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.0 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
36.6
2.6 pts
below England
Latest published: 0.16 · 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
13.85%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
7.64 pts
higher than
England
School
13.85%
Gloucester
6.34%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
39.83%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
24.01 pts
higher than
England
School
39.83%
Gloucester
16.04%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
9.26%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
7.45 pts
higher than
England
School
9.26%
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
81.1%
11.2 pts
below England
Gloucester Academy
81.1%
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.