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
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
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
157
157 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
75
47.8% of pupils
Male pupils
82
52.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.4 pts
above England
School
31.2%
Forest of Dean
22.1%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.4 pts
above England
School
21.7%
Forest of Dean
5.1%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Forest of Dean
1.0%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
64.3%
101
Any other White background
19.7%
31
Gypsy / Roma
2.5%
4
Unclassified
2.5%
4
White and Asian
2.5%
4
African
1.9%
3
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
29.3%
46 of
157 pupils
8.5 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.3 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
29.0%
31.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
46.0%
Reading
27.8 pts below England
School
46.0%
Forest of Dean
74.4%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
46.0%
Writing
24.3 pts below England
School
46.0%
Forest of Dean
70.7%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
39.0%
Maths
33.0 pts below England
School
39.0%
Forest of Dean
71.1%
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
6.47%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.25 pts
higher than
England
School
6.47%
Forest of Dean
6.05%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.30%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.48 pts
higher than
England
School
23.30%
Forest of Dean
15.81%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.70%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.10 pts
lower than
England
School
1.70%
Forest of Dean
1.14%
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
65.4%
22.8 pts
below England
Picklenash Junior School
65.4%
Forest of Dean
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.