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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 20 March 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)
- 23 January 2014Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry234 applications · 143 places offered · 104 named it first
- 2026 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
- 2025 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
- 2024 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
- 2023 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
- 2022 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.0
- 2021 1.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.0
- 2020 1.9; Gloucestershire median median 1.9
- 2019 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 1.9
- 2018 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 1.9
- 2017 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 1.9
- 2016 2.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
- 2015 2.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.0
- 2014 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 1.9
- This school
- Gloucestershire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 143 | 234 | 1.6 | 104 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2025 | 153 | 257 | 1.7 | 99 | 0.65 |
| Sep 2024 | 212 | 320 | 1.5 | 133 | 0.63 |
| Sep 2023 | 227 | 349 | 1.5 | 155 | 0.68 |
| Sep 2022 | 230 | 374 | 1.6 | 177 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2021 | 188 | 356 | 1.9 | 132 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2020 | 226 | 424 | 1.9 | 172 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2019 | 213 | 363 | 1.7 | 149 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2018 | 146 | 254 | 1.7 | 109 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2017 | 163 | 285 | 1.8 | 104 | 0.64 |
| Sep 2016 | 145 | 302 | 2.1 | 104 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2015 | 132 | 289 | 2.2 | 109 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2014 | 162 | 272 | 1.7 | 120 | 0.74 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 169 | 42.4 | 36% | 55% | – |
| 2024/25 | 184 | 41.5 | 34% | 57% | – |
| 2023/24 | 200 | 38.1 | 25% | 56% | −0.65 |
| 2022/23 | 139 | 39.2 | 24% | 60% | −0.56 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Newent Community School and Sixth Form CentreThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · concerns noted20241.6applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
- 9.0 km · GloucestershireGraded · no overall grade20241.6applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
- 11.4 km · Herefordshire, County ofGraded · no overall grade20241.4applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
- 11.7 km · Herefordshire, County ofRemains Good20221.5applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
- 12.2 km · Gloucestershire20261.6applications per place 32.9Attainment 8
- 13.5 km · Gloucestershire20263.5applications per place 74.8Attainment 8 Selective
- 14.3 km · GloucestershireStandards maintained20252.1applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
- 14.7 km · Gloucestershire20263.8applications per place 67.6Attainment 8 Selective
- 14.7 km · GloucestershireOutstanding20245.0applications per place 73.3Attainment 8 Selective
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138746 · 916/5411
- Trust
- Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,442 pupils · 976 on roll
- Free school meals
- 23.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2012
- Replaced
- Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre (URN 115762)
- Address
- Watery Lane, Newent, GL18 1QF
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire · Forest of Dean
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources