Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre is a secondary school in Newent, serving pupils aged 11 to 18. The school is a academy converter and operates as a mixed school. It follows a non-selective admissions policy. It has a none religious character. The school also offers a sixth form, allowing students to continue into post-16 education on site.
Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre currently has around 1063 pupils on roll, which is about 74% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 52.8% boys and 47.2% girls. Around 22.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.
Overall absence at the school is 10.9%. Persistent absence is recorded at 31.1%.
The majority of pupils are from a white british background (79.6%).
At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.
Around 94% of pupils move on to sustained destinations after Year 11. Most continue into education (82%) , including 38% who stay in school sixth forms and 41% progressing to further education , while 9% enter apprenticeships .
| Address: | Watery Lane, Newent, GL18 1QF |
| Website: | http://newent.gloucs.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone: | 01531820550 |
| School Type: | Academy converter |
| Education phase: | Secondary |
| Local authority: | Gloucestershire |
| Headteacher / Principal: | Mr Ben Dumayne |
| Religious character: | None |
| Admissions policy: | Non-selective |
| Unique reference: | 138746 |
Ofsted inspection date: 23/01/2014
Safeguarding is effective
| Age Range: | 11 - 18 |
| Gender: | Mixed |
| School Capacity: | 1442 |
| Number of Pupils: | 1063 |
| Number of Boys: | 561 |
| Number of Girls: | 502 |
| School | England state-funded schools: | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall absence: | 10.9% | 4% |
| Persistent absence: | 31.1% | 8.2% |
| White British | 79.60% | 846 |
| Other White | 6.60% | 70 |
| White and Black Caribbean | 2.20% | 23 |
| Unclassified | 2.20% | 23 |
| Other Mixed | 1.30% | 14 |
| African | 1.30% | 14 |
| White and Asian | 1.10% | 12 |
| Indian | 1.10% | 12 |
| White and Black African | 0.90% | 10 |
| Pakistani | 0.80% | 9 |
| Irish | 0.70% | 7 |
| Other Asian | 0.70% | 7 |
| Caribbean | 0.40% | 4 |
| Chinese | 0.30% | 3 |
| Other Black | 0.30% | 3 |
| Other (any other ethnic group) | 0.30% | 3 |
| Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage) | 0.20% | 2 |
| Bangladeshi | 0.10% | 1 |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.00% | 0 |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glebe Infants' School Glebe Way , GL18 1BL | 3out of 4 | 749 yd | Foundation school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Picklenash Junior School Ross Road , GL18 1BG | - not rated | 818 yd | Foundation school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre Watery Lane , GL18 1QF | 3out of 4 | 0 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre Watery Lane , GL18 1QF | - not rated | 0 yd | Foundation school | No | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.