Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School

Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School is performing well overall, receiving a 'Good' rating across all key areas, including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school has successfully fostered a nurturing and inclusive environment that promotes high expectations and a sense of belonging among its pupils, with engaging initiatives such as the annual 'pea scramble' that encourage participation and teamwork. The curriculum is well-structured, enabling pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities, to build knowledge effectively in core subjects. A notable strength of the school is its commitment to fostering reading skills from an early age, alongside engaging broader experiences through enrichment activities such as art workshops and cultural events. The leadership team actively involves parents and governors in the educational process, creating a supportive community ethos. However, there are identified areas for improvement related to the clarity of knowledge sequencing in some subjects and the effectiveness of assessment practices, which the school is looking to address to enhance knowledge retention among pupils.

Strengths

• Strong sense of community and belonging among pupils
• Inclusive initiatives such as the 'pea scramble'
• Well-structured curriculum supports knowledge building
• High expectations set by staff for pupil achievement
• Early reading programs are effective in developing confident readers
• Engaging enrichment activities enhance learning experiences
• Active involvement of parents and governors in the school community

Areas for Improvement

• Clarity of knowledge sequencing in some wider curriculum subjects is lacking
• Assessment is not effectively used to inform future teaching in some areas

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 Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.9% 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, 1.0% of pupils at Stow-on-the-Wold 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 Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School had 16.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.8% 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, 18.7% of pupils at Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.5% 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 Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School received £8,794 and spent £9,204 for each of its 91 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £201,000 (-£2,209 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 Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School have?

Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School has 91 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School cover?

Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 44% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School?

Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School is at St Edward's Drive, Stow-on-the-Wold, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 1AW.