Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School

Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School is a highly inclusive infant school where pupils are valued, cared for exceptionally well and behave positively. The quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management are all good, while personal development and early years provision are outstanding. Reading is central to the curriculum from pre-school onwards, and the school adapts teaching skilfully for pupils with significant special educational needs and/or disabilities. Safeguarding is effective, and governors are knowledgeable and committed to overcoming barriers to pupils' learning. The school provides an exceptional start in pre-school and Reception, and pupils thrive in a calm, welcoming environment. Staff provide strong pastoral care, and pupils learn to be kind, resilient and independent through the school's 'GEM powers'. The curriculum is ambitious and highly inclusive, including for pupils with complex SEND, although published phonics outcomes are affected because some pupils cannot undergo formal testing. The main area for improvement is assessment in some subjects. Teachers check factual knowledge well, but they do not yet assess securely whether pupils are developing subject-specific skills, such as thinking like a historian or working scientifically. Early work is underway to address this, but it is too soon to see impact. This was the school's first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is part of a federation with Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School.

Strengths

• Highly inclusive and ambitious curriculum for all pupils, including those with complex SEND
• Reading sits at the heart of the curriculum from pre-school onwards
• Exceptional pastoral care and strong relationships across the school
• Pupils behave well, work hard and learn the curriculum well
• Skilful teaching adaptations meet pupils' SEND needs very effectively
• Exceptional early years provision gives children a strong start to school
• Personal development is promoted exceptionally well, including respect, tolerance and democracy
• Knowledgeable and committed governing body oversees the school well
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment in some subjects does not check securely whether pupils are developing subject-specific skills, such as historical or scientific thinking
• Leaders' work to improve assessment of subject skills is at an early stage and has not yet made a difference

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.0% of pupils at Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School had 27.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.9% of pupils at Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2020–21 Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School received £6,165 and spent £6,854 for each of its 159 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £57,000 (£359 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School have?

Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School has 190 pupils on roll.

What age range does Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School cover?

Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School?

Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School is at Craven Drive, Churchdown, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL3 2AG.