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Kingsholm Church of England Primary School

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

personMrs Stephanie Matthews

location_onGloucester, GL1 3BN

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

627

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Expected Standard

56%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Kingsholm Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Gloucester, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 70% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Kingsholm Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 617 pupils on roll, of whom 32% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 12% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #130 of 209 primaries in Gloucestershire and #9,946 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Requires improvement, 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 24.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.0 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

56%

LA 58%

Reading67% LA 75%

Writing63% LA 68%

Maths62% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading61% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing42% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading87% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths88% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.7

Read

LA 0.5

1.3 to 4.1

-0.4

Write

LA -0.1

-1.7 to 1.0

3.7

Maths

LA -0.5

2.3 to 5.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading70% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths73% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.0

Read

LA 0.6

0.6 to 3.3

1.5

Write

LA -0.4

0.3 to 2.8

2.3

Maths

LA -0.4

1.1 to 3.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 62%

Reading62% LA 75%

Writing70% LA 75%

Maths58% LA 72%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA 0.3

-2.7 to 0.1

0.4

Write

LA -0.3

-0.9 to 1.7

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.5 to -0.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 February 2025

Inspection Report

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09 May 2013

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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10 June 2009

Inspection Report

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13 March 2008

Inspection Report

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01 November 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-02-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-05-09

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2008-03-13

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(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 617 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	617	2	0.3%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	625	10	1.6%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	630	7	1.1%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	627	17	2.7%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	629	8	1.3%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	626	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	627	5	0.8%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	629	12	1.9%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	624	4	0.6%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	615	3	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	604	3	0.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	590	5	0.8%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	583	2	0.3%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	586	3	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	602	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	602	2	0.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	602	5	0.8%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	616	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	616	3	0.5%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	610	2	0.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	617	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	618	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	621	2	0.3%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	593	4	0.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	592	6	1.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	586	2	0.3%	0.5%	0

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.

Speech, Language & Communication 65 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 63 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 36 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Kingsholm Church of England Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

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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