OFSTED
17 June 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
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
172
172 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
86
50.0% of pupils
Male pupils
86
50.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
19.0 pts
below England
School
5.8%
Stroud
14.7%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
19.1 pts
below England
School
1.2%
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
85.5%
147
Any other White background
2.9%
5
Unclassified
2.9%
5
White and Black Caribbean
2.9%
5
Irish
2.3%
4
Any other Mixed background
1.2%
2
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
29.1%
50 of
172 pupils
8.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
6.2 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
46.0%
14.4 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
54.0%
Writing
16.3 pts below England
School
54.0%
Stroud
74.8%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
63.0%
Maths
9.0 pts below England
School
63.0%
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
7.87%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.65 pts
higher than
England
School
7.87%
Stroud
6.17%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.25%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.43 pts
higher than
England
School
16.25%
Stroud
14.93%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.38%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.57 pts
higher than
England
School
4.38%
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
97.2%
9.0 pts
above England
Gastrells Community Primary School
97.2%
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.