OFSTED
21 April 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Urgent improvement
Curriculum & teaching
Urgent improvement
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development
Needs attention
Leadership & governance
Urgent improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
3 October 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
13 November 2023
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
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
135
135 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
58
43.0% of pupils
Male pupils
77
57.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.5 pts
above England
School
36.3%
Stroud
14.7%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.9 pts
below England
School
10.4%
Stroud
5.1%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Stroud
0.6%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
84.4%
114
Any other White background
7.4%
10
Any other Asian background
2.2%
3
African
1.5%
2
Any other ethnic group
0.7%
1
Bangladeshi
0.7%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
28.9%
39 of
135 pupils
8.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
6.6 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
43.0%
17.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Reading
2.8 pts below England
School
71.0%
Stroud
79.9%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
65.0%
Writing
5.3 pts below England
School
65.0%
Stroud
74.8%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
57.0%
Maths
15.0 pts below England
School
57.0%
Stroud
74.8%
South West
70.5%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.86%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.65 pts
higher than
England
School
7.86%
Stroud
6.17%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
25.82%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.01 pts
higher than
England
School
25.82%
Stroud
14.93%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.95%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.14 pts
higher than
England
School
4.95%
Stroud
1.69%
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
56.3%
31.9 pts
below England
Park Junior School
56.3%
Stroud
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.