OFSTED
Latest graded inspection
16 May 2023
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Trust
SEVERN FEDERATION ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
2025/26
Total pupils
48
48 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
19
39.6% of pupils
Male pupils
29
60.4% of pupils
0.2 pts
above England
School
25.0%
Forest of Dean
22.1%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
18.2 pts
below England
School
2.1%
Forest of Dean
5.1%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
1.1 pts
above England
School
2.1%
Forest of Dean
1.0%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other Mixed background
2.1%
1
White and Black Caribbean
2.1%
1
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
37.5%
18 of
48 pupils
16.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
SEN support
25.0%
12 pupils
England
14.8%
10.2 pts
above
EHC plans
12.5%
6 pupils
England
6.0%
6.5 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Speech, language & communication
14
Social, emotional & mental health
3
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
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education
absence data for
2024/25.
Lower absence rates are generally
better.
2024/25
ABSENCE RATE
Overall absence
6.83%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.61 pts
higher than
England
School
6.83%
Forest of Dean
6.05%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
20.00%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.18 pts
higher than
England
School
20.00%
Forest of Dean
15.81%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
2.86%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.05 pts
higher than
England
School
2.86%
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
62.3%
25.8 pts
below England
English Bicknor Church of England Primary School
62.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.