King Henry VIII Comprehensive School is an 11 to 18 mixed community school maintained by Monmouthshire local authority. There are currently 978 pupils on roll, including 167 in the sixth form. This compares with 1,073, including 175 in the sixth form, at the time of the previous inspection in May 2011. The school serves the town of Abergavenny and the surrounding rural area. Around 14.7% of the pupils are eligible for free school meals compared to the national average of 17.4%. Nearly all pupils are from English speaking homes. Less than 1% of pupils receive support for English as an additional language. Thirteen percent of pupils have special educational needs, which is significantly lower than the national average of 20.1%. Fewer than one percent of pupils have a statement of special educational need which is lower than the national average of 2.4%. The current headteacher has been in post since September 2014. The senior leadership team consists of the headteacher, deputy headteacher and four assistant headteachers. The individual school budget per pupil for King Henry VIII Comprehensive School in 2014-2015 is £4,619 per pupil. The maximum per pupil in the secondary schools in Monmouthshire is £4,789 and the minimum is £4,092. King Henry VIII Comprehensive School is third out of the four secondary schools in Monmouthshire in terms of its school budget per pupil.