OFSTED
7 May 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy special sponsor led
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Trust
REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
65
65 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
12
18.5% of pupils
Male pupils
53
81.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
50.6 pts
above England
School
75.4%
Stroud
14.7%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.8 pts
below England
School
1.5%
Stroud
5.1%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
above England
School
1.5%
Stroud
0.6%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.7%
57
White and Black Caribbean
6.2%
4
African
1.5%
1
Any other Black background
1.5%
1
Any other White background
1.5%
1
Caribbean
1.5%
1
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
100.0%
65 of
65 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
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
9.2
30.0 pts
below England
Latest published: -1.63 · 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
24.35%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
18.13 pts
higher than
England
School
24.35%
Stroud
6.17%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
63.77%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
47.95 pts
higher than
England
School
63.77%
Stroud
14.93%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
20.29%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
18.49 pts
higher than
England
School
20.29%
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 not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
65.0%
14.8 pts
below England
Peak Academy
65.0%
Stroud
79.7%
South West
82.1%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.