Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre
Watery Lane, Newent, GL18 1QF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- NEWENT COMMUNITY SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM CENTRE
- Principal
- Mr Ben Dumayne
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,442
- Pupils on roll
- 976
- URN
- 138746
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01531820550
About this school
Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre is a secondary academy in Newent. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 976 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good, but had some concerns; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 139 | 200 | 184 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.2 | 38.1 | 41.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.56 -0.80 to -0.32 | -0.65 -0.85 to -0.45 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24% | 24.5% | 34.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 56% | 56.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 17% | 20.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39.2 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.1 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.5 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,091 |
| 2023/24 | 1,115 |
| 2024/25 | 1,063 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre compares
Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre ranked 35th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 44% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.5 | 9.7% | 23.2% | 976 | — |
| Dene Magna and Sixth Form | 52.6 | 6.7% | 21.5% | 1,020 | 5.6 miles |
| John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy | 47.7 | 7.3% | 18% | 1,274 | 7.1 miles |
| John Masefield High School | 46.2 | 8.1% | 19.8% | 849 | 7.3 miles |
| SGS Forest High School | 35.6 | 8.2% | 35.4% | 255 | 7.6 miles |
| Denmark Road High School | 72.9 | 5.3% | 5.7% | 1,024 | 8.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.19%
- English as an additional language
- 8.6%
- Overall absence
- 9.73%
- Persistent absence
- 27.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dene Magna and Sixth Form5.6 miles
Secondary · Mitcheldean
-
John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy7.1 miles
Secondary · Ross-on-Wye
-
John Masefield High School7.3 miles
Secondary · Ledbury
-
SGS Forest High School7.6 miles
Secondary · Cinderford
-
Denmark Road High School8.4 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
Other schools in Newent
- Glebe Infants' School Primary
- Pauntley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Picklenash Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre teach?
- Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Newent.
- Who is the principal of Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre?
- The principal of Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre is Mr Ben Dumayne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre?
- Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre has 976 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre full?
- Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre has capacity for 1,442 pupils and 976 on roll (68%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre a faith school?
- No. Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre has no designated religious character.
- Is Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre a selective school?
- No. Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre?
- Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre is part of NEWENT COMMUNITY SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM CENTRE. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.2 in 2022/23 and 41.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre rank locally?
- Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre ranked 35th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 44% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre's absence rate?
- Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre's overall absence rate is 9.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.