OFSTED
9 July 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools special
Phase
Not applicable
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
73
73 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
8
11.0% of pupils
Male pupils
65
89.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
39.6 pts
above England
School
64.4%
Tewkesbury
19.6%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Tewkesbury
8.5%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Tewkesbury
0.7%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
80.8%
59
White and Black Caribbean
9.6%
7
Unclassified
2.7%
2
White and Asian
2.7%
2
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
1
Any other White background
1.4%
1
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
100.0%
73 of
73 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
32.60%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
26.38 pts
higher than
England
School
32.60%
Tewkesbury
6.47%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
67.19%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
51.37 pts
higher than
England
School
67.19%
Tewkesbury
15.22%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
26.56%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
24.76 pts
higher than
England
School
26.56%
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 not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
91.3%
11.5 pts
above England
Brook Academy
91.3%
Tewkesbury
79.7%
South West
82.1%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.