Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy

Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy is a highly inclusive and welcoming school where pupils feel safe, behave exceptionally well, and attend school far more regularly than average. Leaders have created a strong culture of safeguarding, and provision for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils is a notable strength: needs are identified quickly, support is highly effective, and vulnerable pupils are fully included in school life. Pupils achieve well overall, with high standards in reading, writing and mathematics, and they leave key stage 2 well prepared for their next stage of education.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe, behave very well and have exceptionally positive attitudes to learning
• Attendance is consistently above the national average, including for disadvantaged pupils
• The school has a highly inclusive culture with strong provision for pupils with SEND
• Additional funding for disadvantaged pupils is used exceptionally well
• The curriculum is ambitious, well planned and taught effectively across subjects
• Reading is prioritised and the phonics programme is effective
• Early years provision is strong, with children well prepared for Year 1
• Leaders, governors and trustees have an accurate understanding of the school's strengths and areas for development
• Staff feel proud to work at the school and are overwhelmingly positive about its culture and leadership
• Personal development and wellbeing are effectively promoted, including through the school's Christian values
• Safeguarding standards are met, with an open and positive culture of safeguarding

Areas for Improvement

• At times, teaching activities do not consistently match some pupils' needs as precisely as they could
• Pupils' knowledge and understanding of protected characteristics and cultural diversity is less developed than in other curriculum areas
• Published outcomes at the end of key stage 2 are not yet consistently strong over time
• Curriculum implementation across year groups and subjects is not yet highly effective for all groups of pupils
• Disadvantaged pupils' performance in reading and mathematics has been below the national average in some years

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 Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.8% 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, 0.3% of pupils at Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy 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 Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy had 20.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.4% 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, 15.1% of pupils at Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.5% 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 2024–25 Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy received £5,428 and spent £6,022 for each of its 307 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £195,000 (£637 per pupil).

Across all 25 schools of The Diocese of Gloucester Academies Trust, income was £6,887 and spending £6,916 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

Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy is part of The Diocese of Gloucester Academies Trust, which runs 25 schools. The nearest others:

• Field Court Church of England Infant Academy Gloucester
• Hardwicke Parochial Primary Academy Gloucester
• Longney Church of England Primary Academy Gloucester
• Hatherley Infant School Gloucester
• St James' Church of England Junior School Gloucester
• Lakefield CofE Primary School Gloucester
• Whiteshill Primary School Stroud
• St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Stroud
• Coaley Church of England Primary Academy Dursley
• Amberley Parochial School Stroud

What is Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy is Expected standard, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy have?

Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy has 332 pupils on roll.

What age range does Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy cover?

Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy?

Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy is at Clearwater Drive, Quedgeley, Gloucester, GL2 4GH.