SCHOOL PROFILE

Hunts Grove Primary Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 141696
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 95.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

19 March 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Gloucestershire
Trust GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 400 366 full-time · 34 part-time
Female pupils 170 42.5% of pupils
Male pupils 230 57.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

19.0%
5.8 pts below England
School 19.0%
Stroud 14.7%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

12.3%
8.0 pts below England
School 12.3%
Stroud 5.1%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
Stroud 0.6%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
67.5%
270
Indian
7.0%
28
Any other White background
6.5%
26
African
4.8%
19
White and Black Caribbean
3.5%
14
White and Asian
1.5%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 16.0% 64 of 400 pupils
4.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.0%
Stroud 21.9%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.3% 53 pupils
England 14.8% 1.5 pts below
EHC plans 2.8% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 3.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 26
Moderate learning difficulty 17
Social, emotional & mental health 16
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Hearing impairment 1
Physical disability 1

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

69.0% 8.6 pts above England
School 69.0%
Stroud 63.0%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

84.0%

10.2 pts above England

School 84.0%
Stroud 79.9%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

94.0%

23.7 pts above England

School 94.0%
Stroud 74.8%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

75.0%

3.0 pts above England

School 75.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.75%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.47 pts lower than England
School 3.75%
Stroud 6.17%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

6.02%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.80 pts lower than England
School 6.02%
Stroud 14.93%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.33%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.47 pts lower than England
School 0.33%
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

95.2% 7.1 pts above England
Hunts Grove Primary Academy
95.2%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information