Dear Applicant,

Welcome to Newent Community School & Sixth Form Centre.

We value openness and honest communication across the school. By fostering a transparent culture, we

create a trusting environment where students and staff feel empowered to share ideas, ask questions, and

grow together. Every student deserves a rich, ambitious education. We will continue to offer a curriculum that challenges

our students, develops their skills, and builds their confidence—preparing them for success beyond Newent.

My Commitment to Newent

To champion honesty, fostering an open culture where learning and improvement are celebrated.

To drive excellence, ensuring teaching is purposeful and challenging.

To uphold accountability, measuring impact and responding promptly.

To promote respect in every corner of our school.

To unite our community, working shoulder-to-shoulder for the benefit of every student.

Looking Forward

With the support of our Senior Leadership Team, supportive Trustees and hardworking staff, I am committed

to enhancing the educational experience for our students at every step of our journey. We are on a journey,

and our ambition is to see the HEART values reflected in outstanding outcomes for all.

If you join our school as a student or a new member of staff, you will work with HEART, to shape the very

best future for Newent Community School.

I warmly invite you to visit Newent: come and meet our wonderful staff and students, see our learning in

action, and discover how HEART shapes daily school life.

Ben Dumayne

Headteacher

History and Heritage

The Newent Grammar School was founded in 1925 and was cited at the crossroads in the building that is now the Community Centre. On 1st April 1965 Newent School was founded and moved into Gloucestershire’s first purpose built comprehensive school on our current site. We welcomed hundreds of previous students back to our 50th Anniversary Celebration in April 2015.

There is a continuous programme of refurbishment and improvement to ensure up to date facilities in specialist areas.

Facilities include:

• Design Technology Workshops

• Four Information Technology suites

• A Sports Hall, Fitness Suite, My Ride Studio and gymnasium

• A Swimming Pool

• A two pitch fully floodlit Astroturf with Clubhouse

• Floodlit tennis courts

• Sixth Form Centre

What makes us special:

Newent Comminuty School is a school with a pounding HEART. It actively supports staff and students to uphold the values as all stakeholders work to be 'the best that they can be'.

Staff, students and visitors comment on the friendly and welcoming atmosphere in the school. This is a caring school where staff make a point of getting to know every student. We have a strong inclusion team, organised through a House System. Tutor groups include students in Years 7 – 10 who support each other and ensure new students feel welcome.

We aim to develop mature, confident and thoughtful citizens. We have a thorough programme of Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) for all students as well as Citizenship, Work Experience, Enterprise Education and Careers Guidance.

Extra-Curricular activities are a very important part of the school and include: Sports; Orchestras and Bands; Choirs; a range of different Clubs (such as Photography, History, Scuba Diving, Science and Engineering); Drama Productions; Camping; International Trips and Exchanges; Curriculum Visits; Field Courses; Ski Trip; Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme; Arctic Expeditions and Endurance Cycle Challenges.

Please visit the following link to the Ofsted website for Newent Community School and Sixth Form Inspection information:

http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/138746

Stratgeic Aims:

Over the next few years we aim to:

• Position our school at the heart of our local community.
• Enable a challenging, stimulating, creative and diverse learning environment by ensuring high quality Teaching and Learning and student support
• Develop Leadership capacity that is based on quality CPD, INSET, experience and recruitment, to allow us all to be the best that we can be 
• Create an environment to promote positive wellbeing, resilience and support for our school community 
• Research and discover our position in the evolving MAT landscape, whilst being committed to our locality, and our students. 

Vision and Values.

Our goal is for Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre to be a thriving and supportive community underpinned by mutual respect. We strive for excellence by providing a challenging, stimulating, creative and diverse learning environment that enables us all to become the best we can be

Our values of Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect and Teamwork lie at the centre of what we do, with all stakeholders. The acronym of HEART will not surprise you once you have visited and see the amazing staff and students we have. It is a school, a staff and a student body with HEART.

Telephone 01531 820550, email admin@newent.gloucs.sch.uk or visit www.newent.gloucs.sch.uk

Please visit and follow us at Twitter by selecting the below link: 

https://twitter.com/newentschool