OFSTED
12 February 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Trust
THE ATHELSTAN TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
495
495 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
239
48.3% of pupils
Male pupils
256
51.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.4 pts
below England
School
22.4%
Cotswold
13.9%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.2 pts
below England
School
5.1%
Cotswold
4.3%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.4 pts
above England
School
2.4%
Cotswold
0.6%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
89.3%
442
Any other White background
2.2%
11
White and Black African
1.4%
7
White and Black Caribbean
1.4%
7
Unclassified
1.2%
6
White and Asian
0.8%
4
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
28.1%
139 of
495 pupils
7.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.2 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
44.1
4.9 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.17 · 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
9.37%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.15 pts
higher than
England
School
9.37%
Cotswold
5.44%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
28.05%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.24 pts
higher than
England
School
28.05%
Cotswold
11.76%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.20%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.39 pts
higher than
England
School
4.20%
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
79.2%
13.1 pts
below England
Sir William Romney's School
79.2%
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.