OFSTED
11 March 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Trust
THE COTSWOLD SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,564
1,564 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
790
50.5% of pupils
Male pupils
774
49.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.4 pts
below England
School
13.4%
Cotswold
13.9%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.5 pts
below England
School
3.8%
Cotswold
4.3%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
above England
School
1.1%
Cotswold
0.6%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
86.2%
1,348
Any other White background
5.3%
83
White and Asian
1.8%
28
Any other Mixed background
1.7%
26
Unclassified
1.2%
18
African
0.6%
10
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
18.4%
288 of
1,564 pupils
2.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.8 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
53.0
13.8 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.49 · 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
6.95%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.73 pts
higher than
England
School
6.95%
Cotswold
5.44%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.71%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.90 pts
higher than
England
School
17.71%
Cotswold
11.76%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.01%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.20 pts
higher than
England
School
2.01%
Cotswold
1.41%
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
102.2%
9.9 pts
above England
The Cotswold Academy
102.2%
Cotswold
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.