Huntley Church of England Primary School

Huntley Church of England Primary School has been graded as good in its recent inspection, reflecting a positive overall performance despite a previous outstanding rating from 12 years ago. The school benefits from a strong sense of community where pupils feel happy and safe, and they engage actively in their education led by high expectations from staff. The curriculum is broad and designed to nurture pupil development, which includes valuable experiences within the forest school and environmental initiatives. Parents have confidence in the school's approach, especially concerning the swift resolution of any behavioural issues.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and safe, enjoying a caring school environment.
• High expectations from leaders result in most pupils performing well.
• A broad curriculum supports pupils' knowledge and personal development.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND ensures they learn successfully.
• Leaders promote and celebrate reading, which engages pupils.
• Pupils contribute positively to the community through initiatives.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack precise identification of crucial knowledge and vocabulary needed for depth of understanding.

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 Huntley Church of England Primary School attended 96.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.1% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Huntley Church of England 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 Huntley Church of England Primary School had 17.2 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

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, 11.4% of pupils at Huntley Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% 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 Huntley Church of England Primary School received £8,748 and spent £8,199 for each of its 79 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £203,000 (£2,575 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 Huntley Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

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

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

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

Huntley Church of England Primary School has 79 pupils on roll.

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

Huntley Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Huntley Church of England Primary School?

Huntley Church of England Primary School is at Ross Road, Huntley, Gloucestershire, GL19 3EX.