John O'Gaunt School
2 live vacanciesHungerford · West Berkshire
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2 live vacanciesAbout John O'Gaunt School
John O'Gaunt School is a secondary academy in Hungerford, West Berkshire. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 20 member schools: 14 primary schools, 6 secondary schools. Local authorities: Bristol, City of | Reading | Swindon | West Berkshire | Wiltshire. Regions: South East | South West. — from the EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST public record.
John O'Gaunt School is a secondary academy in Hungerford, West Berkshire, part of EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST. It is currently hiring, with 2 live vacancies on SchoolJobs.
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School information
- Official name
- John O'Gaunt School
- Address
- Priory Road
- Postcode
- RG17 0AN
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newbury
- URN (official identifier)
- 142822
- Establishment number
- 4001
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 439
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 600
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Hawthorne
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 14 Jan 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.johnogauntschool.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01488682400
- Date opened
- 1 Oct 2016
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at John O'Gaunt School
| 2025/26 | This school | West Berkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 439 | 26,114 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 31.7% | 15.8% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 22.3% | 16.2% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 5.0% | 5.5% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 5.5% | 11.4% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
6 published inspections for John O'Gaunt School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· S5 Inspection
Read report- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 3 Mar 2025
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 8 Jul 2019
· S5 Requires Improvement 1st Re-Inspection
Read reportInspected as John O'Gaunt School (URN 110050)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form provision
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 16 Oct 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as John O'Gaunt School (URN 110050)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 28 Nov 2012
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as John O'Gaunt Community Technology College (URN 110050)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Sixth form provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 13 Oct 2010
· Section 5 RTI
Read reportInspected as John O'Gaunt Community Technology College (URN 110050)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 29 Oct 2007
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at John O'Gaunt School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | West Berkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 10.3% | 8.2% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 29.9% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at John O'Gaunt School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £152,900 for 139 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | West Berkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 31.7% | 16.6% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £348 | £219 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at John O'Gaunt School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Secondary · 440 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | West Berkshire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £4,147,000 £9,425 per pupil | £7,884 | £8,283 |
| Total spending | £4,134,000 £9,395 per pupil | £7,683 | £7,843 |
| Teaching staff | £2,137,000 £4,857 per pupil · 51.7% | £4,413 · 57.4% | £4,419 · 56.3% |
| Education support staff | £526,000 £1,195 per pupil · 12.7% | £754 · 9.8% | £788 · 10.0% |
| Supply and agency staff | £161,000 £366 per pupil · 3.9% | £61 · 0.8% | £161 · 2.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £113,000 £257 per pupil · 2.7% | £41 · 0.5% | £132 · 1.7% |
| In-year balance | £13,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £0 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £7,430 per pupil, supply and agency £353 per pupil — spending up £1,965 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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