OFSTED
25 February 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
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
605
605 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
311
51.4% of pupils
Male pupils
294
48.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.3 pts
above England
School
31.1%
Gloucester
21.4%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.4 pts
above England
School
34.7%
Gloucester
19.4%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
35.5%
215
Indian
20.7%
125
African
9.9%
60
Any other White background
8.6%
52
Gypsy / Roma
7.3%
44
Any other Asian background
6.9%
42
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
25.6%
155 of
605 pupils
4.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.1 pts
below
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
56.0%
4.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Reading
6.8 pts below England
School
67.0%
Gloucester
69.8%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
63.0%
Writing
7.3 pts below England
School
63.0%
Gloucester
66.4%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
62.0%
Maths
10.0 pts below England
School
62.0%
Gloucester
68.4%
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
7.17%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.96 pts
higher than
England
School
7.17%
Gloucester
6.34%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
21.89%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.08 pts
higher than
England
School
21.89%
Gloucester
16.04%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.05%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.75 pts
lower than
England
School
1.05%
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
96.0%
7.8 pts
above England
Kingsholm Church of England Primary School
96.0%
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.