Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 19 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Unique reference
- 138746
- Address
- Watery Lane, GL18 1QF
- Website
- http://newent.gloucs.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1063 (77% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.8%
- Girls
- 47.2%
- First language not English
- 8.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.9%
- Persistent absence
- 27.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.8%
White British 79.6%
Other White 6.6%
Mixed 5.5%
Unclassified 2.2%
African 1.3%
Indian 1.1%
Pakistani 0.8%
Irish 0.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.4
Local authority average 50.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.57
Local authority average 4.39
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 43 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 28 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 31 |
| Biology | GCSE | 47 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 63 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 33 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 37 |
Admissions
Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 153
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 99
- 2nd preference
- 40
- 3rd preference
- 45
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 99
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 211 113 98 |
| Year 8 | 225 117 108 |
| Year 9 | 203 103 100 |
| Year 10 | 173 90 83 |
| Year 11 | 184 105 79 |
| Year 12 | 37 19 18 |
| Year 13 | 30 14 16 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 84.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 43.0% 25.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 32.0% 47.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 11.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.4% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 63.0% 58.5% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 10.0% 22.3% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.9% 2.4% |