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Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Watery Lane, Newent GL18 1QF · newent.gloucs.sch.uk · 01531 820550

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Overview

Ofsted
Concerns
Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
41.5
average Attainment 8 score. Gloucestershire 50.3, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Gloucestershire Council
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
976
68% of 1,442 places
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
23.9%
First language not English
8.8%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Gloucestershire Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 104 families put the school first and 143 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 177 (Places 230)177September 2023: 155 (Places 227)155September 2024: 133 (Places 212)133September 2025: 99 (Places 153)99September 2026: 104 (Places 143)104Places 143
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261431040.7100%
September 2025Sept 2025153990.6100%
September 2024Sept 20242121330.699%
September 2023Sept 20232271550.7100%
September 2022Sept 20222301770.8100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.5, and 34.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Gloucestershire it was 50.3, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (24.2 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 43.9 (England 46.3)43.92017/18: 46.3 (England 46.5)46.32018/19: 44.3 (England 46.7)44.32021/22: 44.4 (England 48.8)44.42022/23: 39.2 (England 46.3)39.22023/24: 38.1 (England 45.9)38.12024/25: 41.5 (England 46.0)41.5England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼41.546.0
▼34.2%45.4%
▼56.5%64.8%
▼20.1%40.5%
▼3.574.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form25.5−16.2
Sixth form college3.5—
Further education50.5+12
Apprenticeship7+2.5
Employment2−5.1
Not in a lasting destination7+2.5
Activity not captured4.5+2.6

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 24.3 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 26.4 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 21.8 (England 32.1)D+2018/19: 24.9 (England 32.9)D+2021/22: 30.8 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 24.6 (England 34.2)D+2023/24: 28.4 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 24.2 (England 35.0)D+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
30 studentsD+ (24.2)Average -0.22
30 studentsD+ (24.2)Average -0.22
7 studentsDist- (32.5)Average +0.43
0%AAB or better
85.2%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2440C (28.4)+0.07
2022/2364D+ (24.6)—
2021/2249C (30.8)—
2018/1962D+ (24.9)-0.67
2017/1880D+ (21.8)-0.36
2016/1794C- (26.4)-0.04
2015/1688D+ (24.3)-0.18

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University50+1
Apprenticeship4.8+0.7
Employment38.1+3.4
Not in a lasting destination4.8−3.4
Activity not captured2.4+0.4

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 20 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre was: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.

Outcome
Concerns
Inspected
19 Mar 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2014

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Jan 2013Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsInadequate
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentInadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate

What parents said

50% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (264 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend
50%
Replies
264
24% · 6 Jan 2025
Child is happy at school▼62% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼59% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼36% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼53% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼57% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼35% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼64% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼82% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼83% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼46% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼43% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 89% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼32% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 56% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼32% agreeEngland 67%

based on 74 parents (28%) with SEND

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