Glebe Infants' School

Glebe Infants' School has demonstrated significant improvements since its previous inspection, moving from a 'Requires Improvement' to a 'Good' rating overall. The headteacher and deputy headteacher have set high expectations, which are reflected in the positive feedback from parents and improved pupil outcomes. The school's culture celebrates learning through fun, and pupils engage with their studies eagerly, particularly in core subjects like reading, writing, and mathematics. However, the inspection highlighted unfinished curriculum plans in areas like music that require attention to ensure consistency across all subjects.

Strengths

• Strong leadership that has raised expectations for pupil achievement.
• Engaging lessons that make learning enjoyable for pupils.
• Good presentation of work, especially in mathematics, science, and history.
• Effective strategies in place to support behaviour management.
• Strong emphasis on reading with well-structured phonics programs.

Areas for Improvement

• Inadequate curriculum planning in subjects like music.
• Key stage 1 assessments for reading need improvement.
• Vocabulary development for the most able pupils in writing is insufficient.

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 Glebe Infants' School attended 92.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 26.5% 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, 0.7% of pupils at Glebe Infants' 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 Glebe Infants' School had 25.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2023–24, 63.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 17.1%).

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, 21.2% of pupils at Glebe Infants' School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% 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.

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What is Glebe Infants' School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Glebe Infants' School is Good, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Glebe Infants' School last inspected by Ofsted?

Glebe Infants' School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Glebe Infants' School have?

Glebe Infants' School has 132 pupils on roll.

What age range does Glebe Infants' School cover?

Glebe Infants' School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Glebe Infants' School?

Glebe Infants' School is at Glebe Way, Newent, Gloucestershire, GL18 1BL.