Kingswood Primary School

Kingswood Primary School has been rated as good overall during its inspection. The school is characterized by a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere, where exemplary behavior is observed among pupils who are proud members of the community. Strong leadership from the new headteacher has fostered high staff morale and an environment where pupils feel safe and supported. The curriculum is ambitious and well-organized in most subjects, though some curriculum adaptations are still recent and have yet to demonstrate their full impact. Parents express high satisfaction with the school's efforts, often noting that it goes above and beyond expectations.

Strengths

• Pupils' behavior is exemplary and they show respect towards staff and each other.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils enhance the learning environment.
• A broad and rich curriculum is in place, fostering a love for learning.
• Strong pastoral support ensures pupils' well-being.
• Effective inclusion and support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, the impact of the newly adapted curriculum is not yet fully evaluated.
• Some subject leaders require further development in evaluating their curriculum's effectiveness.

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 Kingswood Primary School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.7% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Kingswood Primary 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 Kingswood Primary School had 19.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.4% 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, 20.4% of pupils at Kingswood Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.7% 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 Kingswood Primary School received £7,181 and spent £7,860 for each of its 108 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £11,000 (£103 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 Kingswood Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kingswood Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Kingswood Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Kingswood Primary School was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Kingswood Primary School have?

Kingswood Primary School has 108 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kingswood Primary School cover?

Kingswood Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 40% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kingswood Primary School?

Kingswood Primary School is at Abbey Street, Kingswood, Gloucestershire, GL12 8RN.