Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #181 in Gloucestershire public Top 89% UK

Pillowell Community Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Kirsty Evans

location_onLydney, GL15 4QT

language Visit Website phone 1594562244

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

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Expected Standard

44%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Pillowell Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Lydney, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 89% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Pillowell Community Primary School is a community school in Lydney, Gloucestershire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 74 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 44% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #181 of 209 primaries in Gloucestershire and #13,124 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 58%

Reading78% LA 75%

Writing67% LA 68%

Maths67% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading57% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths57% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading79% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths86% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA 0.5

-1.4 to 5.1

3.3

Write

LA -0.1

0.1 to 6.5

2.6

Maths

LA -0.5

-0.5 to 5.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading64% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths79% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.6

-3.0 to 3.8

2.1

Write

LA -0.4

-0.9 to 5.1

-0.9

Maths

LA -0.4

-3.7 to 1.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 62%

Reading91% LA 75%

Writing82% LA 75%

Maths64% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2

Read

LA 0.3

-5.5 to 1.5

-0.9

Write

LA -0.3

-4.3 to 2.5

-3.5

Maths

LA -0.6

-6.7 to -0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 October 2023

Inspection Report

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19 April 2018

Inspection Report

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02 December 2014

Inspection Report

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19 May 2011

Inspection Report

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05 June 2008

Inspection Report

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17 May 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-10

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-04-19

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-12-02

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-05-19

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.7%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.7%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 74 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	74	2	2.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	72	3	4.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	83	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	82	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	83	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	89	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	89	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	89	3	3.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	87	3	3.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	82	1	1.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	83	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	80	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	79	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	80	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	84	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	84	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	85	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	90	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	86	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	87	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	90	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	87	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	83	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	81	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	81	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	82	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Pillowell Community Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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