Five Acres High School

State-Funded School

five-acres-high-school-gloucestershire-south-west

South WestRegion

GloucestershireLocal Authority

Forest of DeanConstituency

GL16 7QWPostcode

7.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Five Acres High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Gloucestershire, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 786 pupils. Five Acres High School is part of Greenshaw Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 51.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 54.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.8

Ethnicity

White

97%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

786

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 786
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Greenshaw Learning Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
3 Apr 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
21 Jan 2016	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.