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John O'Gaunt School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Priory Road, Hungerford RG17 0AN · johnogauntschool.co.uk · 01488 682400
On the mapSearch near RG17 0AN
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 32
- average Attainment 8 score. West Berkshire 48, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 439
- 73% of 600 places
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 31.7%
- First language not English
- 5.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 60 families put the school first and 65 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 65 | 60 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 86 | 79 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 100 | 80 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 113 | 98 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 91 | 79 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 32, and 24.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across West Berkshire it was 48, and across England 46.
In 2015/16 the average A level result was grade E- (5.91 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼32 | 46 | ||
| ▼24.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼43.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼9.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.68 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 110050)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 23.2 | −12.2 |
| Sixth form college | 1.2 | — |
| Further education | 46.3 | +8.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.5 | +6 |
| Employment | 8.5 | +0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.1 | −2.8 |
| Activity not captured | 6.1 | −1.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2015/16 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 9 | E- (5.9) | -0.50 |
| All academic | 9 | E- (5.9) | -0.50 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 110050)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected John O'Gaunt School on 14 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 14 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 110050), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110050)
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (62 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 62
- 14% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 26 parents (42%) with SEND