Tewkesbury Academy

The academy has a dedicated Learning Support area and team providing bespoke interventions for Cognition and Learning, SEMH, Communication & Interaction, and Physical & Sensory Needs, led by a named SENCO.

“Our Learning Support area provides bespoke interventions for those students who require additional support for; Cognition and Learning, Social, Emotion & Mental Health (SEMH) needs, Communication & Interaction and Physical & Sensory Needs.”

Rachel Hyde is named as Assistant Principal and SENCO, with additional named staff covering EHCPs, transition, and exam access arrangements.

“Rachel Hyde: Assistant Principal, SENCO, Designated Teacher for Looked After Children (LAC) – Rachel.hyde@clf.uk”

Mrs J Buck holds the role of Designated Safeguarding Lead.

“Mrs J Buck Designated Safeguarding Lead”

Safeguarding is described as an integral part of the planned curriculum

“To help equip students to keep themselves safe in school, outside school and in the future, safeguarding is an integral part of our planned curriculum.”

Offers technical/vocational qualifications including AAQ Health and Social Care, AAQ Engineering, AAQ Applied Science, BTEC Sport, and BTEC Criminology

“AAQ Health and Social Care”

Careers education starts in Year 7 and every KS4 student gets independent careers advice from a Level 6 trained Careers and Enterprise Coach

“Our careers education programme starts in Year 7 and is embedded in every stage to ensure pupils are informed and prepared for an ever-changing workplace. At Key Stage 4, every student is offered independent careers advice from our level 6 trained Careers and Enterprise Coach.”

School offers careers guidance and work-related learning from Year 7 to Year 13, following the Gatsby Benchmarks, with a dedicated careers team, employer encounters, work experience, mentoring schemes, and the Unifrog destinations platform.

“At Tewkesbury Academy, we offer career guidance and work-related learning opportunities from Year 7 through to Year 13.”

School emphasises strong outcomes, high expectations and deep-rooted moral purpose

“We have strong outcomes, high expectations and a deep-rooted moral purpose.”

Curriculum aims to remove barriers and create equity of opportunity, addressing effects of disadvantage

“The content of our curriculum is academically rigorous and seeks to remove barriers to create equity of opportunity for all young people. We are passionate about addressing the effects that experiencing disadvantage can have on young people so they can fulfil their true potential throughout life.”

The school holds a Sixth Form Open Evening in November for external and internal applicants, with in-person applications and 16+ interviews in January.

“We hold a Sixth Form Open Evening in November each year. External applicants are welcome to attend. If you are currently in Year 11 at Tewkesbury Academy you will have the opportunity to attend the open evening and make your application to our Sixth Form in person during your 16+ interview with a member of the Sixth Form team in January.”

The Director of Sixth Form also serves as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Officer, showing sixth form is embedded in the school's safeguarding leadership structure.

“Dr A Griggs Director of Sixth Form - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Officer”

A Sixth Form Open Evening is held each November, open to external applicants.

“We hold a Sixth Form Open Evening in November each year. External applicants are welcome to attend.”

Applications for Sixth Form place for 2025/26 open January 2026, welcoming applications for a September 2026 start

“Applications for a Sixth Form place for the academic year 2025/26 open in January 2026 and we will welcome your application for a September 2026 start.”

44.0% of the Year 13 cohort (36 students) progressed to university

“| University | 36 | 44.0% |”

Careers programme guides students toward university, sixth form, further education college, or apprenticeship as next steps.

“Knowing what to do next, whether it is university, sixth form, further education college or an apprenticeship, is central to our careers and work-related learning programme.”