Miserden Church of England Primary School

Miserden Church of England Primary School is a small primary school that provides a good quality of education rooted in a strong ethos of discovery, enjoyment, and nurture. The school community fosters a familial atmosphere, with pupils feeling safe and well-supported. The curriculum, particularly in reading and mathematics, is effectively structured, allowing most pupils to be well-prepared for secondary education. However, weaknesses exist in some subjects, causing gaps in pupils' knowledge and application skills, particularly in grammar and punctuation. Overall, while the school excels in creating a nurturing environment and has demonstrated significant improvements in certain areas of the curriculum, it faces challenges in ensuring consistency across all subjects and raising expectations for written work. Leaders are aware of these issues and are proactively addressing them to enhance the educational experience for all pupils.

Strengths

• Strong sense of community and ethos based on discovery, enjoyment, and nurture
• Good quality of education in reading and mathematics
• Effective planning and delivery in early reading
• Pupils enjoy school and report that it is a happy place
• Staff provide good care and support for pupils
• Pupils show positive attitudes toward learning and behave well
• Strong focus on personal development and safety
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent learning outcomes across some subjects
• Expectations for grammar and written work need to be higher
• Reading books sometimes do not match pupils' abilities

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 Miserden Church of England Primary School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.0% 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, 3.6% of pupils at Miserden 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 Miserden Church of England Primary School had 14.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 31.8% 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, 21.4% of pupils at Miserden Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.4% 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 Miserden Church of England Primary School received £10,839 and spent £10,708 for each of its 42 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £92,000 (-£2,182 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 Miserden Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Miserden Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

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

Miserden Church of England Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

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

Miserden Church of England Primary School has 42 pupils on roll.

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

Miserden Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

Where is Miserden Church of England Primary School?

Miserden Church of England Primary School is at Miserden, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 7JA.