Pendock CofE Primary School

Pendock CofE Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. The school creates a friendly and welcoming atmosphere where pupils feel safe and valued. There is a strong community spirit, and the school effectively partners with parents to support individual needs. Pupils are actively engaged and participate in various leadership roles and after-school clubs, which contribute to their development and enthusiasm for learning. However, the school faces challenges with recent staffing changes, resulting in some subject leaders being new to their roles and lacking the skills needed to effectively monitor the curriculum's impact. There are also gaps in knowledge for some pupils due to the early stages of curriculum implementation in certain subjects. The school is aware of these issues and has plans to address them to further enhance educational outcomes for all students.

Strengths

• Strong community spirit and welcoming environment
• Pupils feel safe and valued
• Effective partnerships with parents
• High expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND
• Well-sequenced phonics curriculum leading to fluent reading by Year 2
• Strong personal development opportunities through clubs and experiences
• Proactive approach to managing attendance
• Staff support for SEND pupils is effective

Areas for Improvement

• New subject leaders lack skills to monitor curriculum impact
• Early stages of curriculum implementation leading to knowledge gaps for some pupils

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 Pendock CofE Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.9% 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, 2.2% of pupils at Pendock CofE 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 Pendock CofE Primary School had 10.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.0% 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, 24.1% of pupils at Pendock CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 15.5% 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 Pendock CofE Primary School received £12,386 and spent £13,317 for each of its 55 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £10,000 (-£175 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 Pendock CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Pendock CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Pendock CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Pendock CofE Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Pendock CofE Primary School have?

Pendock CofE Primary School has 58 pupils on roll.

What age range does Pendock CofE Primary School cover?

Pendock CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Pendock CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 14% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Pendock CofE Primary School?

Pendock CofE Primary School is at School Lane, Pendock, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL19 3PW.