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Hartpury College

Forest of Dean, GL19 3BESecondaryAges 16–99MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jun 2023
Progress 8
-0.06
Below average
−20+2
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
152 1st-choice / 200 places
Ranking
#1,676
of 3,141 nationally

About Hartpury College

Hartpury College sits within Gloucestershire's Forest of Dean as a 16-99 state secondary, but its local landscape is dominated by grammar schools. Among the top-performing peers in the local authority are Pate's Grammar School, Denmark Road High School, and Churchdown School, all of which post significantly higher Progress 8 scores. Hartpury itself ranks 30th out of 44 same-type schools in Gloucestershire, and 5th out of 7 in the Forest of Dean specifically, placing it in the bottom half nationally. The school is mixed, non-religious, and led by headteacher Andrew Collop. It has a capacity of 1,238 and a relatively high proportion of students eligible for free school meals at 27. 6%, well above the national average. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in 2023, confirmed the school remains Good, a rating it has held consistently since at least its previous graded inspection in 2018.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range16 to 99 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterNone
AddressHartpury University and Hartpury College, Gloucester, Forest of Dean, GL19 3BE
HeadteacherAndrew Collop
Local AuthorityGloucestershire
Free School Meals (FSM)27.6%
School Capacity1,238
Sixth FormYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

22 Jun 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Sixth Form Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (22 Jun 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 27 Apr 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyMulti-SensoryOther

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Hartpury College has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.