Hunts Grove Primary Academy

Hunts Grove Primary Academy is demonstrating strong performance across various domains, with an overall effectiveness rated as good. The leadership and management of the school stand out as exceptional, supported by the Greenshaw Learning Trust, which provides vital expertise. The atmosphere in the school is positive and respectful, contributing to high expectations where pupils are encouraged to take on responsibilities and engage in their learning. A notable strength is the strong emphasis on reading, which has cultivated a reading culture among pupils, allowing them to thrive academically and enjoy literature.

Strengths

• High expectations for pupil behaviour and attitudes.
• Exceptional quality of leadership and management.
• Strong emphasis on reading throughout the curriculum.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
• Strong relationships with families contributing to pupil well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Some aspects of the curriculum in foundation subjects are not fully embedded.
• Lack of clear oversight on the effectiveness of attendance improvement strategies.

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 Hunts Grove Primary Academy attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.0% 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, 0.8% of pupils at Hunts Grove Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Hunts Grove Primary Academy had 24.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.5% 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, 13.2% of pupils at Hunts Grove Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% 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 Hunts Grove Primary Academy received £5,792 and spent £5,921 for each of its 352 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £290,000 (£825 per pupil).

Across all 36 schools of Greenshaw Learning Trust, income was £8,062 and spending £7,907 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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All schools in Gloucester · Gloucestershire local authority: places and applications

Hunts Grove Primary Academy is part of Greenshaw Learning Trust, which runs 39 schools. The nearest others:

• Waterwells Primary Academy Gloucester
• Holmleigh Park High School Gloucester
• Grange Primary Academy
• Hillside Primary School Gloucester
• Gloucester Academy Gloucester
• Widden Primary School Gloucester
• Barnwood Park School Gloucester
• Henley Bank High School Gloucester
• Five Acres High School Coleford
• Tyndale Primary School Yate

What is Hunts Grove Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hunts Grove Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Hunts Grove Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Hunts Grove Primary Academy was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Hunts Grove Primary Academy have?

Hunts Grove Primary Academy has 400 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hunts Grove Primary Academy cover?

Hunts Grove Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Hunts Grove Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hunts Grove Primary Academy?

Hunts Grove Primary Academy is at Harrier Way, Hunts Grove, Hardwicke, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 4EP.