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John O'Gaunt School

West Berkshire, RG17 0ANSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
3 Good · 1 Requires improvement
Jan 2025
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
0.9×
First choices did not exceed offers made
60 1st-choice / 65 offers made
Ranking
#2,649
of 3,141 nationally

About John O'Gaunt School

John O'Gaunt School is a state-funded secondary school in West Berkshire, South East, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 439 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 600.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (14 Jan 2025). the published Attainment 8 score was 32.0 for 2024/25. admissions data records 60 first-preference applications and 65 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
AddressPriory Road, Hungerford, West Berkshire, RG17 0AN
HeadteacherMr Richard Hawthorne
Local AuthorityWest Berkshire
Number of Pupils439
Free School Meals (FSM)31.7%
School Capacity439 / 600 (73% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

14 Jan 2025
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Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 3 Mar 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionLearning DifficultySevere LearningOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:10

Source: johnogauntschool.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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John O'Gaunt School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report for the findings and subsequent monitoring.