Newport Girls' High School Academy

Newport Girls' High School Academy has received an overall effectiveness rating of outstanding in its first inspection under section 5 of the Education Act 2005, reflecting a continuation of the high standards previously set by its predecessor school. The school provides a safe and nurturing environment where pupils are happy, exhibit excellent behaviour, and demonstrate a strong intrinsic motivation to learn. The ambitions of leaders and teachers are evident in their high expectations for all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring that educational experiences are both broad and enriching.

Strengths

• Outstanding quality of education provided to pupils.
• Exceptional behaviour and attitudes of students.
• Highly effective leadership and management.
• Extensive opportunities for personal development and extracurricular activities.
• Excellent support and guidance for career education.

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 Newport Girls' High School Academy attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 8.8% 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, 0.7% of pupils at Newport Girls' High School Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was 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 Newport Girls' High School Academy had 19.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.6% 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, 3.1% of pupils at Newport Girls' High School Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 0.2% 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 2024–25 Newport Girls' High School Academy received £6,854 and spent £5,807 for each of its 836 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £566,000 (£677 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Newport Girls' High School Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Newport Girls' High School Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was Newport Girls' High School Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Newport Girls' High School Academy was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does Newport Girls' High School Academy have?

Newport Girls' High School Academy has 884 pupils on roll.

What age range does Newport Girls' High School Academy cover?

Newport Girls' High School Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Newport Girls' High School Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 74.4, and 97% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Newport Girls' High School Academy?

Newport Girls' High School Academy is at Wellington Road, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 7HL.