Grangefield Primary School

Grangefield Primary is performing well, with an overall effectiveness rating of good across all areas. The school is described as welcoming, fostering positive relationships between staff and pupils, which contributes to a safe environment for learning. With a strong focus on reading, staff are trained effectively to teach literacy, ensuring that pupils achieve well in phonics and develop a love for reading. Opportunities for personal development are embraced through initiatives and clubs that enhance pupils' experiences and cultural understanding. However, the school needs to address aspects of pupils' retention of previous knowledge and improve attendance, particularly among disadvantaged groups.

Strengths

• High ambition for pupil achievement and readiness for the next stage of education.
• Welcoming environment with a focus on building strong relationships.
• Effective teaching of early reading and regular assessment to address learning gaps.
• Curriculum designed with context in mind, ensuring clarity for teachers.
• Engagement with parents through sessions to keep them informed.
• Commitment to personal development and a range of extracurricular opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils struggle to remember previous learning and its connection to current lessons.
• Attendance is too low for some groups, particularly disadvantaged 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 Grangefield Primary School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.4% 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, 0.2% of pupils at Grangefield 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 Grangefield Primary School had 21.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 1.5% 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, 14.7% of pupils at Grangefield 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

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 Grangefield Primary School received £6,127 and spent £5,983 for each of its 421 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £212,000 (£504 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 Grangefield Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Grangefield Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Grangefield Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Grangefield Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Grangefield Primary School have?

Grangefield Primary School has 421 pupils on roll.

What age range does Grangefield Primary School cover?

Grangefield Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Grangefield Primary School?

Grangefield Primary School is at Voxwell Lane, Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 8GL.