SCHOOL PROFILE

Callowell Primary Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 150052
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 63.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 October 2022
Latest published outcome Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Requires improvement
Leadership & management Inadequate
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 134 129 full-time · 5 part-time
Female pupils 62 46.3% of pupils
Male pupils 72 53.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

25.4%
0.6 pts above England
School 25.4%
Stroud 14.7%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

6.0%
14.3 pts below England
School 6.0%
Stroud 5.1%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
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
88.1%
118
Any other White background
5.2%
7
Any other Mixed background
3.0%
4
Unclassified
1.5%
2
Chinese
0.7%
1
White and Black African
0.7%
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 23.9% 32 of 134 pupils
3.1 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.9%
Stroud 21.9%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.4% 26 pupils
England 14.8% 4.6 pts above
EHC plans 4.5% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 1.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 10
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Moderate learning difficulty 7
Speech, language & communication 3
Specific learning difficulty 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 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

57.0% 3.4 pts below England
School 57.0%
Stroud 63.0%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

86.0%

12.2 pts above England

School 86.0%
Stroud 79.9%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

71.0%

0.7 pts above England

School 71.0%
Stroud 74.8%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

79.0%

7.0 pts above England

School 79.0%
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

6.06%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.16 pts lower than England
School 6.06%
Stroud 6.17%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.68%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.14 pts lower than England
School 10.68%
Stroud 14.93%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.94%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.14 pts higher than England
School 1.94%
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

63.8% 24.4 pts below England
Callowell Primary Academy
63.8%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information