76%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
54%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
51.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
50%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
687.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
808
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 08/02/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityGloucestershire
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Five Acres High School · Secondary · Gloucestershire
Part ofGREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
76%
+6pp
76%72%69%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 76%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
54%
+7pp
55%48%42%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
Attainment 8
51.8
+2.7
51.850.549.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 51.8
EBacc entry
50%
-3pp
53%41%29%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
EBacc APS
687.0
+67.0
687.0568.2449.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 687.0
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
808
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
27%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
24%
Contact
Address
Five Acres, Coleford, GL16 7QW
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 76% | 54% | 51.8 | Not applicable | 50% | 687.0 | 50% | 808 |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 48% | 49.1 | +0.77 | 53% | 620.0 | 54% | 787 |
| 2022/23 | 71% | 48% | 49.4 | +0.74 | 40% | 605.4 | 40% | 789 |
| 2021/22 | 70% | 49% | 51.1 | +0.73 | 29% | 489.5 | 29% | 737 |
| 2018/19 | 69% | 42% | 49.4 | +0.66 | 32% | 449.3 | 33% | 570 |
| 2017/18 | 73% | 44% | 47.8 | +0.25 | 20% | 401.2 | 41% | 553 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | Not published | New school |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 808 | 18.1 | 16% | 2% | 27% | 8% | 24% |
| 2023/24 | 787 | 18.6 | 17% | 1% | 27% | 9% | 26% |
| 2022/23 | 789 | 18.8 | 15% | 1% | 26% | 8% | 26% |
| 2021/22 | 737 | 18.5 | 21% | 0% | 28% | 9% | 32% |
| 2020/21 | 673 | 18.2 | 24% | 0% | 29% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 570 | 17.9 | 22% | 0% | 31% | 6% | 17% |
| 2017/18 | — | 16.8 | — | — | — | 7% | 20% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.