Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre — Secondary School in Newent

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Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre

Newent, GL18 1QF

1,063 Pupils

1,442 Capacity

11–18 Age Range

22.50% FSM %

561 Boys

502 Girls

About Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre

Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre is a Secondary Academies serving Newent and the surrounding area in Gloucestershire. The school for pupils aged 11–18 is part of the South West region.

It has 1,063 pupils on roll. School capacity: 1,442. Current headteacher: Ben Dumayne.

Information on Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre is sourced from the DfE GIAS database, the authoritative register of all schools and educational establishments in England.

School Details

Establishment Type	Academy converter
Type Group	Academies
Phase of Education	Secondary
Status	Open
Local Authority	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Administrative District	Forest of Dean
Parliamentary Constituency	Forest of Dean
Ward	Newent & Taynton
Urban / Rural	Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Admissions Policy	Non-selective
Religious Character	None
Gender Policy	Mixed
Boarders	No boarders
Sixth Form	Has a sixth form
Nursery Provision	No Nursery Classes
Trust / Sponsor	NEWENT COMMUNITY SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM CENTRE
Opened	01-09-2012
UKPRN	10038638
URN	138746
Data Last Updated	02-02-2026

Governors & Trustees (12)

Name	Role	Appointed	Term Ends	Appointing Body
Mr Ben Dumayne	Accounting Officer	01/09/2025	—	N/A
Mr Rhys Phillips	Accounting Officer	24/02/2025	31/08/2025	N/A
Mr Christopher Germaine	Chair of Trustees	01/08/2022	31/12/2028	Appointed by academy members
Mrs Nazmin Dagada-Khan	Chief Financial Officer	19/07/2023	—	N/A
Mrs Karen Elen	Member	02/08/2022	—	Appointed by academy members
Mr Lee Hampton-Whitehead	Member	03/04/2017	—	Appointed by academy members
Mr David Hogg	Member	16/04/2014	—	Appointed by academy members
Mr Chris Rayfield	Member	13/01/2020	—	Appointed by academy members
Ms Catherine Dufour	Trustee	26/09/2023	26/09/2027	Appointed by GB/board
Mr Ben Dumayne	Trustee	03/12/2025	03/12/2029	Appointed by academy members
Ms Nicola Gee	Trustee	14/12/2020	14/12/2028	Elected by parents
Mrs Sandra Hayes	Trustee	15/01/2024	15/01/2028	Appointed by GB/board