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Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formGloucestershire, South West · Newent GL18 1QFTrust: Newent Community School and Sixth Form CentreSchool website
Pupils on roll
976of 1,442 places
Free school meals
23.9%
Year 11 cohort 2025
184
Ofsted
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next, 20 March 2024Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre (URN 115762, until 1 September 2012).

What the data says

Of the 139 pupils who finished Year 11 at Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre in 2023, 32% stayed on in Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre’s own sixth form (Gloucestershire average 46%), 43% went to a further education college and 6% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 66 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 32% went to university (Gloucestershire 36%, England 37%), and 10% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

A level grades average D+, well below the England average of B-; 0% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Biology, Psychology and Sociology.

GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 41.5 against 46.1 across England and 50.3 in Gloucestershire, with 34% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Gloucestershire and England.

This school
Gloucestershire
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolGloucestershireEngland
Pupils in the cohort1396,782607,348
Any sustained destination91%93%92%
Stayed in education78%85%86%
— school sixth form32%46%34%
— sixth form college1%11%13%
— further education college43%26%37%
— other education1%2%2%
Apprenticeship6%4%3%
Employment7%4%3%
No sustained destination6%5%6%
Destination unknown4%2%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

This school
Gloucestershire
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolGloucestershireEngland
Students in the cohort666,744541,441
Any sustained destination88%84%79%
University (higher education)32%36%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students10%22%19%
Further education3%3%5%
Apprenticeship11%8%7%
Employment39%36%28%
No sustained destination8%12%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureThis schoolGloucestershireEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)41.550.346.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths34%53%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths57%71%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects20%31%41%
EBacc average point score3.574.404.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort21%19%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils36.234.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils42.854.050.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language11%9%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics18399%88%17%22%67%
English Language18299%89%7%20%55%
English Literature17897%86%7%21%58%
Combined Science13473%65%4%9%57%
Geography10557%41%10%25%49%
History7340%41%18%26%52%
Business Studies6334%18%8%20%59%
Chemistry4726%23%30%47%77%
Biology4726%23%26%45%91%
Physics4726%23%26%46%83%
Graphic Communication4323%1%0%23%72%
Design and Technology3720%11%3%23%51%
French3720%18%24%29%54%
Computer Science3318%13%12%30%48%
Fine Art3117%9%3%28%87%
3D Design2815%2%7%16%93%
Food Preparation and Nutrition2514%8%4%21%68%
Drama2111%7%19%27%62%
Physical Education2011%11%0%24%45%
Music137%5%8%33%38%
Religious Studies74%31%43%32%100%
Russian21%0%87%
Polish21%1%84%
Spanish11%19%27%
Arabic11%1%47%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Sports / Movement Science45100%
Childcare Skills2170%
Small Business Management1860%
Computer Appreciation / Introduction1653%
Hospitality / Catering Studies930%
Sports Studies13%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureThis schoolGloucestershireEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study67
— of whom A level students304,019261,341
Average A level gradeD+B-B-
Average points per A level entry24.1536.2835.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsD+B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects0%20%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Biology1240%20%
Psychology1033%23%
Sociology930%13%
Business Studies723%13%
Geography620%10%
Photography3%
Chemistry17%
Computer Science5%
English Language4%
English Literature11%
French1%
History13%
Mathematics31%
Media Studies4%
Physical Education3%
3D Design1%
Fine Art3%
Graphic Communication2%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Speech and DramaBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*
Health StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*
ChemistryGCE AS level (All)

Other secondary schools in Gloucestershire

Archway School

Community school · sixth form · 1,053 pupils

84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.3

Balcarras School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,427 pupils

92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 58.5

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.