OFSTED
9 May 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
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
412
412 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
209
50.7% of pupils
Male pupils
203
49.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.5 pts
above England
School
41.3%
Gloucester
21.4%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.4 pts
below England
School
18.9%
Gloucester
19.4%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.2 pts
above England
School
2.2%
Gloucester
1.2%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
64.3%
265
Any other White background
9.7%
40
Indian
4.6%
19
White and Black Caribbean
4.4%
18
African
4.1%
17
Any other Mixed background
2.7%
11
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
38.4%
158 of
412 pupils
17.5 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
11.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
5.9 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
80.0%
19.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Reading
13.2 pts above England
School
87.0%
Gloucester
69.8%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Writing
16.7 pts above England
School
87.0%
Gloucester
66.4%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
98.0%
Maths
26.0 pts above England
School
98.0%
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
7.31%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.09 pts
higher than
England
School
7.31%
Gloucester
6.34%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.19%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.38 pts
higher than
England
School
24.19%
Gloucester
16.04%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.54%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.27 pts
lower than
England
School
0.54%
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
98.1%
9.9 pts
above England
Finlay Community School
98.1%
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.