Innsworth Infant School

Innsworth Infant School provides a supportive and nurturing environment for its diverse student body, many of whom come from families in the armed services. The leadership team has implemented clear behaviour expectations and planned a broad curriculum that meets the varied needs of its pupils. The school has successfully maintained a good standard across all areas of evaluation since its last inspection, demonstrating a commitment to inclusivity and a focus on developing positive attitudes towards learning. Although the overall performance is commendable, there are areas where pupils could be better supported to achieve their potential.

Strengths

• Provides a warm and nurturing welcome for pupils.
• Plans a broad and inclusive curriculum.
• Teachers celebrate pupils' successes and promote positive behaviour.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND.
• Effective safeguarding arrangements.
• Prioritises learning to read with precise phonics instruction.
• Encourages exploration of diverse cultures and community involvement.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not focus on learning activities as expected.
• Teachers do not always identify when pupils are ready to progress.

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 Innsworth Infant School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.6% 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, 1.5% of pupils at Innsworth 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 Innsworth Infant School had 19.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.2% 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, 19.0% of pupils at Innsworth Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.6% 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 Innsworth Infant School received £8,871 and spent £8,750 for each of its 126 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £254,000 (£2,014 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 Innsworth Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Innsworth Infant School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Innsworth Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Innsworth Infant School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Innsworth Infant School have?

Innsworth Infant School has 126 pupils on roll.

What age range does Innsworth Infant School cover?

Innsworth Infant School for pupils aged 5 to 7.

Where is Innsworth Infant School?

Innsworth Infant School is at Luke Lane, Innsworth, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL3 1HJ.