OFSTED
29 April 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
29 September 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
11 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Trust
CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,019
1,019 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
464
45.5% of pupils
Male pupils
555
54.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.7 pts
below England
School
23.1%
Tewkesbury
19.6%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.6 pts
below England
School
7.7%
Tewkesbury
8.5%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Tewkesbury
0.7%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
86.1%
877
Any other White background
6.1%
62
Unclassified
1.8%
18
Indian
1.0%
10
African
0.9%
9
Any other Asian background
0.8%
8
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
19.1%
195 of
1,019 pupils
1.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.4 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
43.1
3.9 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.07 · 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
10.19%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.97 pts
higher than
England
School
10.19%
Tewkesbury
6.47%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.40%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.58 pts
higher than
England
School
27.40%
Tewkesbury
15.22%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.53%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.72 pts
higher than
England
School
6.53%
Tewkesbury
2.21%
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
57.5%
34.8 pts
below England
Tewkesbury Academy
57.5%
Tewkesbury
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.