Calton Primary School
Calton Primary School is an academy converter in Gloucester for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 508 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Calton Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in December 2021 of its predecessor, Calton Primary School. In 2025, 40% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: September 2024. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Calton Road Gloucester Gloucestershire GL1 5ET |
| Phone | 01452527689 |
| Reference Number | 150931 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 508 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 48.23%
Girls: 51.77% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 27.1% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 20.3% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 25.1 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.7 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | 26 | 49 |
| 2 | 24 | 28 | 52 |
| 3 | 41 | 35 | 76 |
| 4 | 29 | 38 | 67 |
| 5 | 42 | 48 | 90 |
| 6 | 46 | 43 | 89 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 51.2% |
| African | 10.6% |
| Indian | 9.4% |
| White, Other | 5.9% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 3.3% |
| Pakistani | 3.1% |
| Asian, Other | 3% |
| Unclassified | 2.8% |
| White & Asian | 1.8% |
| Mixed, Other | 1.8% |
| White & Black (African) | 1.4% |
| Caribbean | 1% |
| Chinese | 0.2% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Calton Primary School, inspected in December 2021.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Requires Improvement |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 05 Sep 2024 | Academy conversion letter |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 40% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 5% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 101 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 100 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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| Second Preference | 35 | 2 |
| Third Preference | 22 | 1 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Calton Primary School had 512 pupils for 630 places. 118 places (18.7%) were unfilled.
Reception intake in the “Linden Primary” planning area
Gloucestershire counted 164 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 224 in 2029–30, up 37%.
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 Calton Primary School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 4.9% |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.0% |
| Severely absent pupils | 1.8% |
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, 3.6% of pupils at Calton Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 4 pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 8.0 |
| Permanent exclusions | 4 |
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 Calton Primary School had 17.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 8.3 | 7.6 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 7.0% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 61.8% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 4.3 | – |
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, 21.7% of pupils at Calton Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Specific learning difficulty | 51 | 5 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 28 | 6 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 10 | 4 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 12 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 0 | 8 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 5 | 1 |
| Hearing impairment | 2 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 0 |
| Profound and multiple learning difficulty | 0 | 1 |
| Vision impairment | 1 | 0 |
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 Calton Primary School received £6,656 and spent £9,068 for each of its 499 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £819,000 (£1,641 per pupil).
Across all 8 schools of Sand Academies Trust, income was £17,654 and spending £18,975 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £819,000 |
| per pupil | £1,641 |
| In-year balance | -£1,203,000 |
| per pupil | -£2,412 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
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Linden Primary School
Linden Road, Gloucester, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 5HU |
0.31 miles |
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Tredworth Junior School
Tredworth Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 4QG |
0.5 miles |
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Tredworth Infant and Nursery Academy
Victory Road, Tredworth, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 4QF |
0.58 miles |
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Finlay Community School
Finlay Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 6TR |
0.67 miles |
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St Paul's Church of England Primary School
New Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 5BD |
0.73 miles |
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Hatherley Infant School
Hatherley Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 4PW |
0.73 miles |
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St James' Church of England Junior School
Upton Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 4JU |
0.9 miles |
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Al Ashraf Primary School
Al Ashraf Cultural Centre, Stratton Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, GL1 4HB |
0.91 miles |
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Grange Primary Academy
Holmleigh Road, Tuffley, Grange Primary School, Gloucestershire, GL4 0RW |
1 miles |
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Widden Primary School
Sinope Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 4AW |
1.15 miles |
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Hempsted Church of England Primary School
St Swithun's Road, Hempsted, St Swithuns Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 5LH |
1.17 miles |
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Coney Hill Community Primary School
Coney Hill Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 4NA |
1.35 miles |
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Hillside Primary School
Underhill Road, Matson, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 6HE |
1.38 miles |
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Willow Primary Academy
Evenlode Road, Tuffley, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 0JY |
1.38 miles |
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Harewood Infant School
Harewood Close, Tuffley, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 0SS |
1.44 miles |
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Harewood Junior School
Harewood Close, Tuffley, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 0SS |
1.44 miles |
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Heron Primary School
Heron Way, Abbeydale, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 4BN |
1.55 miles |
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St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Horton Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 3PY |
1.56 miles |
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Kingsholm Church of England Primary School
Guinea Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 3BN |
1.67 miles |
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Meadowside Primary School
Elmore Lane East, Quedgeley, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 4LX |
1.77 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Ribston Hall High School
Stroud Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 5LE |
0.06 miles |
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The Crypt School
Podsmead Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 5AE |
0.56 miles |
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Gloucester Academy
Painswick Road, Gloucester, GL4 6RN |
1.02 miles |
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Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls
Sinope Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 4AW |
1.11 miles |
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Gloucestershire College
Llanthony Road, Gloucester, GL2 5JQ |
1.15 miles |
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St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Stroud Road, Tuffley, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 0DD |
1.25 miles |
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Holmleigh Park High School
Windsor Drive, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 0RT |
1.46 miles |
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The King's School, Gloucester
Pitt Street, Gloucester, GL1 2BG |
1.47 miles |
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Edward Jenner School
The Elms, 44 London Road, Gloucester, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 3NZ |
1.5 miles |
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Wotton House International School Gloucestershire
Wotton House, Horton Road, Gloucester, GL1 3PR |
1.65 miles |
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Barnwood Park School
St Lawrence Road, Barnwood, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 3QU |
1.66 miles |
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Belong School Gloucestershire
Wild Goose Lodge, Shepherds Patch, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, GL2 7BP |
1.69 miles |
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Valley Bridge School
Church Lane, Whaddon, Gloucester, GL4 0UF |
1.69 miles |
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Denmark Road High School
Denmark Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 3JN |
1.85 miles |
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Severn Vale School
School Lane, Quedgeley, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 4PR |
2.4 miles |
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The Milestone School
Longford Lane, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 9EU |
2.46 miles |
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Sir Thomas Rich's School
Oakleaze, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 0LF |
2.51 miles |
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Brookthorpe Hall School
Stroud Road, Gloucester, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 0UN |
2.86 miles |
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Churchdown School
Winston Road, Churchdown, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL3 2RB |
3.75 miles |
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Brook Academy
Mill Lane, Brockworth, Gloucester, GL3 4ZN |
4.05 miles |
All schools in Gloucester · Gloucestershire local authority: places and applications
Calton Primary School is part of Sand Academies Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:
- Tredworth Infant and Nursery Academy Gloucester
- Willow Primary Academy Gloucester
- The Milestone School Gloucester
- Belmont School Cheltenham
- Sladewood Academy Stroud
- Battledown School Cheltenham
- Paternoster School Cirencester
What is Calton Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Calton Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in December 2021 of its predecessor, Calton Primary School.
When was Calton Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Calton Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.
How many pupils does Calton Primary School have?
Calton Primary School has 508 pupils on roll.
What age range does Calton Primary School cover?
Calton Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
What are Calton Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 40% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Calton Primary School?
Calton Primary School is at Calton Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 5ET.