OFSTED
27 February 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Trust
GLOUCESTERSHIRE LEARNING ALLIANCE
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
242
214 full-time ·
28 part-time
Female pupils
130
53.7% of pupils
Male pupils
112
46.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.2 pts
below England
School
18.6%
Stroud
14.7%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.5 pts
below England
School
5.8%
Stroud
5.1%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Stroud
0.6%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
85.1%
206
Any other Mixed background
3.3%
8
Any other White background
2.9%
7
Indian
1.7%
4
Unclassified
1.2%
3
White and Black Caribbean
1.2%
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
17.4%
42 of
242 pupils
3.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.0 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
5.29%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.93 pts
lower than
England
School
5.29%
Stroud
6.17%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.26%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.55 pts
lower than
England
School
12.26%
Stroud
14.93%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
76.8%
11.4 pts
below England
Great Oldbury Primary Academy
76.8%
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.