SCHOOL PROFILE

Chesterton Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 146326
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 89.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

17 June 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 187 181 full-time · 6 part-time
Female pupils 102 54.5% of pupils
Male pupils 85 45.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

25.7%
0.9 pts above England
School 25.7%
Cotswold 13.9%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.0%
12.3 pts below England
School 8.0%
Cotswold 4.3%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Cotswold 0.6%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
81.8%
153
Any other White background
3.2%
6
Gypsy / Roma
2.7%
5
Indian
2.7%
5
African
2.1%
4
White and Black Caribbean
1.6%
3
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 34.2% 64 of 187 pupils
13.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 34.2%
Cotswold 22.0%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.9% 39 pupils
England 14.8% 6.1 pts above
EHC plans 13.4% 25 pupils
England 6.0% 7.3 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 29
Social, emotional & mental health 15
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Physical disability 2
Other difficulty or 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

62.0% 1.6 pts above England
School 62.0%
Cotswold 62.3%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

69.0%

4.8 pts below England

School 69.0%
Cotswold 79.0%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

77.0%

6.7 pts above England

School 77.0%
Cotswold 69.4%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

73.0%

1.0 pts above England

School 73.0%
Cotswold 76.8%
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

6.68%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.46 pts higher than England
School 6.68%
Cotswold 5.44%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

24.64%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.82 pts higher than England
School 24.64%
Cotswold 11.76%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.72%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.08 pts lower than England
School 0.72%
Cotswold 1.41%
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

89.0% 0.9 pts above England
Chesterton Primary School
89.0%
Cotswold
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