OFSTED
20 May 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
15 January 2020
Graded inspection
Good
Published
4 February 2020
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
132
132 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
60
45.5% of pupils
Male pupils
72
54.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.8 pts
below England
School
22.0%
Forest of Dean
22.1%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.1 pts
below England
School
18.2%
Forest of Dean
5.1%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Forest of Dean
1.0%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
65.2%
86
Any other White background
16.7%
22
African
5.3%
7
Gypsy / Roma
3.8%
5
White and Black African
3.0%
4
Any other Asian background
2.3%
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
24.2%
32 of
132 pupils
3.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.0 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.74%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.52 pts
higher than
England
School
7.74%
Forest of Dean
6.05%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.53%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.71 pts
higher than
England
School
26.53%
Forest of Dean
15.81%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.02%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.78 pts
lower than
England
School
1.02%
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
73.3%
14.9 pts
below England
Glebe Infants' School
73.3%
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.