Frederick Gough School

Frederick Gough School has been rated as good overall, highlighting a strong commitment to inclusivity and a positive school environment. The curriculum is broad and well-sequenced, allowing pupils to progress effectively, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Notable strengths include pupil behavior and attendance, alongside a supportive pastoral team that ensures pupils feel safe and well-cared for. The school has implemented significant curriculum changes in core subjects that have positively impacted pupil achievement, although there is still a need to address discrepancies in outcomes for disadvantaged students.

Strengths

• Strong focus on inclusivity for all pupils.
• Positive pupil behavior and respectful interactions.
• Wide variety of extra-curricular clubs available.
• Ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum.
• Effective pastoral support for pupils.
• High attendance levels above national averages.
• Robust partnerships with local industries for career guidance.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent support strategies for disadvantaged learners.
• Lack of thorough oversight of alternative education provisions.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Frederick Gough School attended 90.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 25.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.9% of pupils at Frederick Gough School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Frederick Gough School had 17.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.9% of pupils at Frederick Gough School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Frederick Gough School received £8,206 and spent £8,101 for each of its 1,335 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £660,000 (£494 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Frederick Gough School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Frederick Gough School is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Frederick Gough School last inspected by Ofsted?

Frederick Gough School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Frederick Gough School have?

Frederick Gough School has 1,334 pupils on roll.

What age range does Frederick Gough School cover?

Frederick Gough School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Frederick Gough School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 42.2, and 36% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Frederick Gough School?

Frederick Gough School is at Grange Lane South, Bottesford, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN16 3NG.