Sharpness Primary School

Sharpness Primary School has shown a strong commitment to creating a safe and welcoming environment for its students, where safeguarding measures are effectively met. The school prioritizes attendance and behavior, with pupils generally displaying positive attitudes and respect towards one another. However, there are notable concerns regarding the teaching of writing, as a significant number of pupils have not yet secured the basic skills needed for their age, which is impacting their overall confidence and performance. Additionally, the consistency of instruction across different subjects requires improvement.

Strengths

• Strong safeguarding measures in place, ensuring pupil safety and well-being.
• Positive school atmosphere that fosters kindness and mutual respect.
• Effective behavior management leading to a reduction in incidents.
• Robust personal development program helping pupils grow into responsible individuals.
• High-quality teaching in phonics allowing quick reading skill acquisition.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent achievement in writing skills among a significant number of pupils.
• Curriculum not taught uniformly, leading to gaps in learning.
• Lack of timely support for children developing communication and language skills.
• Inadequate oversight of support for pupils with special educational needs.

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 Sharpness Primary School attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.2% 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, 0.9% of pupils at Sharpness Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Sharpness Primary School had 20.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 9.6% of pupils at Sharpness Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.1% 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 2025–26 Sharpness Primary School received £7,742 and spent £7,749 for each of its 114 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £135,000 (£1,182 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 Sharpness Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Sharpness Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in April 2026.

When was Sharpness Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Sharpness Primary School was last inspected in April 2026.

How many pupils does Sharpness Primary School have?

Sharpness Primary School has 114 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sharpness Primary School cover?

Sharpness Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Sharpness Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Sharpness Primary School?

Sharpness Primary School is at New Town, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, GL13 9NU.