SCHOOL PROFILE

Harewood Infant School

Primary Community school URN 115491
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 270 Published school capacity
Capacity used 84.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

18 April 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Gloucestershire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 227 227 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 115 50.7% of pupils
Male pupils 112 49.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

15.9%
8.9 pts below England
School 15.9%
Gloucester 21.4%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

13.2%
7.1 pts below England
School 13.2%
Gloucester 19.4%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Gloucester 1.2%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
70.0%
159
Any other Mixed background
7.0%
16
Any other White background
4.4%
10
Indian
3.5%
8
White and Black Caribbean
3.5%
8
Unclassified
3.1%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 15.4% 35 of 227 pupils
5.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.4%
Gloucester 21.1%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.2% 30 pupils
England 14.8% 1.6 pts below
EHC plans 2.2% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 3.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 18
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Hearing impairment 1
No specialist assessment yet 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.71%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.51 pts lower than England
School 4.71%
Gloucester 6.34%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.24%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.57 pts lower than England
School 10.24%
Gloucester 16.04%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Gloucester 1.71%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

84.1% 4.1 pts below England
Harewood Infant School
84.1%
Gloucester
88.7%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information