Gloucester Road Primary School

Gloucester Road Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining the high standards established in its previous inspection. The school prioritizes the personal and academic development of its pupils, fostering a safe and nurturing environment where students feel valued. The curriculum is ambitious, and pupils are encouraged to be confident learners who engage actively in lessons and broader school activities. Despite these strengths, some pupils struggle with recalling previous knowledge, and there is a need for further development in the writing curriculum to accommodate all students effectively.

Strengths

• Strong personal development and welfare focus for pupils.
• High expectations for pupil behavior and success.
• A nurturing environment where pupils feel safe.
• Ambitious curriculum designed for knowledge retention.
• Skilled teaching of phonics and early reading.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Active participation in extracurricular activities.
• Pupils exhibit knowledge of democracy and mutual respect.

Areas for Improvement

• Writing curriculum needs further development for better outcomes.
• Inconsistent recall of prior learning in some subjects.

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 Gloucester Road Primary School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.1% 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, 3.9% of pupils at Gloucester Road 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 Gloucester Road Primary School had 22.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.0% 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, 25.4% of pupils at Gloucester Road Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.6% 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 Gloucester Road Primary School received £7,609 and spent £7,320 for each of its 237 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £265,000 (£1,118 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 Gloucester Road Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Gloucester Road Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Gloucester Road Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Gloucester Road Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Gloucester Road Primary School have?

Gloucester Road Primary School has 236 pupils on roll.

What age range does Gloucester Road Primary School cover?

Gloucester Road Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 38% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Gloucester Road Primary School?

Gloucester Road Primary School is at Gloucester Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 8PB.