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Uley Church of England Primary School

Primary Ages 3-11 103 pupils Dursley
Ofsted: Good
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Uley Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Dursley for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 103 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Uley Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023. In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: September 2023. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address Woodstock Terrace
Uley
Dursley
Gloucestershire
GL11 5SW
Phone 01453860350
Reference Number 115657

General Makeup

Number of pupils 103
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.54%
Girls: 51.46%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 6.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 11 5 16
2 8 4 12
3 6 10 16
4 6 11 17
5 9 6 15
6 3 7 10

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92.2%
Unclassified 6.8%
White, Other 1%

Uley Church of England Primary School is performing well overall, maintaining a good standard of education and positive behaviour among its students. Leaders have established a strong educational environment with high expectations, especially for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The school offers a diverse range of extracurricular activities that support personal development and foster a sense of community among pupils. While many aspects of the curriculum are effective, including early reading and mathematics, there are areas needing attention in the assessment of foundation subjects to ensure that all students retain knowledge effectively over time.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 11 Jul 2023
Date Report
11 Jul 2023 School inspection:
05 Apr 2022 School inspection
08 Dec 2016 Short inspection
02 Jul 2012 Full inspection:
28 Jan 2009 Full inspection:
16 May 2005 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong commitment to high expectations for all pupils.
  • Effective early reading programme with trained staff.
  • Wide range of extracurricular activities promoting personal development.
  • Positive behaviour and respect among pupils.
  • Strong leadership focused on curriculum improvement.

Areas for Improvement

  • Assessment systems in some foundation subjects are not fully embedded.
  • Clarity of leaders' knowledge regarding the impact of SEND strategies is lacking.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 53%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 20%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 108
Maths 103

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -2.1
Writing 1.5
Maths -3.5

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 7 2
Third Preference 7 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Uley Church of England Primary School had 96 pupils for 119 places. 23 places (19.3%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Dursley Primary” planning area

Gloucestershire counted 181 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 170 in 2029–30, down 6%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 119119119119119119119119119119119119119119119
Pupils 9397101961051099810510711010911110710196
Unfilled 21.8%18.5%15.1%19.3%11.8%8.4%17.6%11.8%10.1%7.6%8.4%6.7%10.1%15.1%19.3%

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 Uley Church of England Primary School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 3.0%3.7%3.0%2.6%3.5%2.7%1.8%4.2%3.4%3.4%3.1%
Unauthorised absence 0.2%0.3%0.4%1.3%0.9%0.4%0.3%0.6%0.6%0.7%0.6%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%

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 Uley Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.02.02.01.90.90.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.03.00.0
Permanent exclusions 0000000000000000

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 Uley Church of England Primary School had 18.5 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

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 11.713.912.713.412.39.911.411.012.29.511.19.910.29.210.211.6
Teachers who left state teaching 5.6%5.6%15.2%20.0%18.5%6.0%0.0%14.1%0.0%12.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 37.5%87.5%50.0%37.5%75.0%44.4%57.1%42.9%28.6%––85.7%85.7%16.7%16.7%–
Sick days per teacher 1.36.91.50.67.42.24.01.90.7––8.112.40.20.2–

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, 14.6% of pupils at Uley Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Specific learning difficulty 7 0
Social, emotional and mental health 5 1
Physical disability 1 1
Speech, language and communication needs 1 1
Moderate learning difficulty 1 0

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 Uley Church of England Primary School received £7,756 and spent £7,663 for each of its 103 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £232,000 (£2,248 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

20192020202120222023202420252026
Revenue reserve £76,000£74,000£101,000£101,000£96,000£151,000£222,000£232,000
per pupil £707£725£937£909£885£1,523£2,387£2,248
In-year balance £7,000-£2,000£27,000-£0-£4,000£54,000£71,000£10,000
per pupil £61-£24£252-£2-£41£548£766£93

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

Name Distance
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Front Street, Nympsfield, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 3TY
1.47 miles
Dursley Church of England Primary Academy
School Road, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 4NZ
1.81 miles
Coaley Church of England Primary Academy
The Street, Coaley, Dursley, GL11 5EB
2.4 miles
Cam Hopton Church of England Primary School
Hopton Road, Upper Cam, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 5PA
2.44 miles
Cam Everlands Primary School
Birch Road, Cam, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 5SF
2.5 miles
Horsley Church of England Primary School
The Street, Horsley, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 0PU
2.9 miles
Nailsworth Church of England Primary School
Nympsfield Road, Nailsworth, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 0ET
3.09 miles
Cam Woodfield Infant School
Elstub Lane, Cam, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 6JJ
3.29 miles
Lift Cam Woodfield Junior
Elstub Lane, Cam, Dursley, GL11 6JJ
3.29 miles
King's Stanley CofE Primary School
Broad Street, King's Stanley, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 3PN
3.36 miles
Leonard Stanley Church of England Primary School
Bath Road, Leonard Stanley, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 3LY
3.38 miles
North Nibley CofE Primary School
The Street, North Nibley, North Nibley C of E Primary School, Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL11 6DL
3.7 miles
The British School
Wortley Road, The British School, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 7JU
3.88 miles
Blue Coat CofE Primary School
Symn Lane, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 7BD
4.02 miles
Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School
Church Road, North Woodchester, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 5PD
4.03 miles
Amberley Parochial School
Amberley, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 5JG
4.06 miles
Beaudesert Park School
Minchinhampton, Stroud, GL6 9AF
4.07 miles
Slimbridge Primary School
St John's Road, Slimbridge, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 7DD
4.1 miles
Hopelands Preparatory School
38-40 Regent Street, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 2AD
4.21 miles
Park Junior School
Elm Road, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 2NP
4.47 miles
Name Distance
Peak Academy
Drake Lane, Dursley, GL11 5HD
1.91 miles
Rednock School
Kingshill Road, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 4BY
2.31 miles
The Acorn School
Church Street, Nailsworth, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 0BP
3.74 miles
Wycliffe College
Bath Road, Stonehouse, GL10 2JQ
4.24 miles
Cotswold Chine School
Box, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 9AG
4.28 miles
Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
Kingswood Road, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8RB
4.47 miles
The Shrubberies School
Oldends Lane, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 2DG
4.74 miles
Maidenhill School
Kings Road, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 2HA
4.86 miles
William Morris School
Eastington, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 3SH
4.92 miles

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What is Uley Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Uley Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Uley Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Uley Church of England Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Uley Church of England Primary School have?

Uley Church of England Primary School has 103 pupils on roll.

What age range does Uley Church of England Primary School cover?

Uley Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Uley Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Uley Church of England Primary School?

Uley Church of England Primary School is at Woodstock Terrace, Uley, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 5SW.

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