Kingsholm Church of England Primary School

GloucestershireVoluntary controlled school

Guinea Street, Gloucester, GL1 3BN

Headteacher: Mr Tony LarnerSchool website ↗Pupils: 617 (capacity: 630)

Ofsted RatingInspected 25 February 2025Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Requires Improvement
Behaviour in School
Requires Improvement
Pupils' Wider Development
Requires Improvement
School Leadership
Requires Improvement

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
56.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
12.0%

Reading

Expected level67.0%
Exceeding31.0%
Average scoreReading Average ScoreAverage scaled score in the reading test (range 80–120, average = 100)104.0

Writing

Expected level63.0%
Exceeding13.0%

Maths

Expected level62.0%
Exceeding21.0%
Average scoreMaths Average ScoreAverage scaled score in the maths test (range 80–120, average = 100)102.0

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

✓ Not Oversubscribed
Year 3 places per year
86
Applications received
141
Families who got their first-choice
0.9%

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
33.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
30.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
24.0%

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Results Over Time

Detailed year-by-year figures

YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1651.0%4.0%+0.8-2.4+1.1
2016/1760.0%3.0%+2.6-0.1+2.1
2017/1846.0%7.0%-1.3+0.4-1.3
2018/1959.0%9.0%+2.0+1.5+2.3
2022/2372.0%10.0%+2.7-0.4+3.7
2023/2438.0%1.0%---
2024/2556.0%12.0%---
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