Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School

Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School has improved from its previous requires improvement judgement and is now judged good in every inspected area. Pupils behave well, feel safe and benefit from a calm, orderly school culture built on respect, kindness and resilience. The school has high expectations for achievement, and pupils respond positively; reading is a particular strength, with children learning sounds confidently from Reception and older pupils using high-quality texts well in their writing. Pupils with SEND are well supported because targets and information are clear and precise, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. The school also provides a broad wider offer, including clubs, trips and leadership responsibilities, and parents value the strong sense of community. Governors fulfil their statutory responsibilities well and have a clear oversight of the school’s strategic direction. The main areas for improvement are that raised expectations for pupils’ attitudes to learning are not yet embedded in all year groups, so some pupils need reminders and can distract themselves or others, and that subject leadership is under development in a few subjects. In those subjects, staff do not always have secure curriculum knowledge, which can lead to tasks being too easy or too hard and pupils not securing new knowledge well. This is a small primary academy within a single-academy trust. The report notes significant recent leadership and staffing changes, including a substantive headteacher appointed in January 2025, new co-chairs of trustees from April 2025, and a new class teacher and SEND coordinator who joined on the first day of the inspection.

Strengths

• Pupils behave well and feel safe in a calm, orderly school.
• High expectations for behaviour are established from Reception.
• Pupils understand and demonstrate the school values of respect, kindness and resilience.
• The school has high expectations for pupils’ achievement and pupils achieve well.
• Reading is at the heart of the curriculum and is taught strongly from Reception.
• Staff use ongoing checks well to identify what pupils remember and provide effective reading support.
• Pupils with SEND have clear, precise targets and learn successfully alongside their peers.
• The school supports regular attendance and works closely with parents and carers.
• Pupils benefit from a broad range of clubs, trips and visits.
• Pupils hold leadership roles and contribute actively to the school and wider community.
• Parents value the strong sense of community.
• Governors fulfil their statutory responsibilities well and have clear strategic oversight.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
• Early years routines help children develop independence quickly.

Areas for Improvement

• Raised expectations for pupils’ attitudes to learning are not embedded in all year groups.
• Some pupils need additional reminders and support to be ready to learn.
• At times, pupils distract themselves and others from their learning.
• Subject leadership is under development in a few subjects.
• In some subjects, staff do not have secure curriculum knowledge.
• Teachers in underdeveloped subjects do not always have the support to deliver and adapt the curriculum well.
• Tasks in some subjects are sometimes too easy or too hard for pupils.
• In a few subjects, pupils do not secure prior knowledge or build new knowledge well.

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 Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School attended 93.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.6% 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, 4.4% of pupils at Stone with Woodford 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 Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School had 16.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 56.2% 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, 16.9% of pupils at Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.2% 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 2024–25 Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School received £6,912 and spent £7,813 for each of its 91 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £48,000 (£527 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Severn Federation Academy Trust, income was £8,520 and spending £8,622 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School is part of Severn Federation Academy Trust, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• Severnbanks Primary School Lydney
• Aylburton Church of England Primary School Lydney
• Rangeworthy Church of England Primary School Bristol
• Lydney Church of England Community School Lydney
• St Helen's Church of England Primary School Bristol
• Iron Acton Church of England Primary School Bristol
• Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School Badminton
• St Mary's Church of England Primary School Bristol
• Bream Church of England Primary School Lydney
• Old Sodbury Church of England Primary School Bristol

What is Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School have?

Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School has 83 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School cover?

Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 92% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School?

Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School is at Stone, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, GL13 9JX.