Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre is a state-funded secondary school in Forest of Dean, South West, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 976 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,442.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (20 Mar 2024). The published Attainment 8 score was 41.5 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was D+ for 2024/25. Admissions data records 104 first-preference applications and 143 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Good
Based on 20 Mar 2024 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
| Leadership & management | Inadequate |
Ungraded inspection · 20 Mar 2024: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 25 Feb 2014.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
Distance unavailable; check admission criteria with the school or council.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Gloucestershire |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 143 |
| First-preference applications | 104 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 234 |
| First-preference offers | 104 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 41.5 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 56.5% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 34.2% |
| EBacc entry | 20.1% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 10.9% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 6.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.57 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 24.15 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 23.04 |
| Value added | -0.22 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | -0.44 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | 0 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 0% |
| Pupils | 30 |
| Average grade | D+ |
| Best three A-levels: average grade | D+ |
| Published progress band | Average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 32.4% |
| Sixth-form college | 1.4% |
| Further education college | 43.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8% |
| Employment | 7.2% |
| Not sustained | 5.8% |
| Unknown | 3.6% |
Cohort: 139 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 90.6%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 32.3% |
| Further education | 3.1% |
| Other education | 3.1% |
| Apprenticeship | 9.2% |
| Employment | 40% |
| Not sustained | 7.7% |
| Unknown | 4.6% |
Cohort: 65 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 87.7%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
15.9 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 6.63% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 3.1% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 79.3% |
| White other | 7.2% |
| Mixed | 6% |
| Asian | 3.2% |
| Black | 1.6% |
| Other | 0.5% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Teaching hours | 08:40 – 15:20 |
Source: School website · checked 2026-05-19; confirm current arrangements.
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