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Pauntley Church of England Primary School

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

personMr Tony Larner

location_onNewent, GL18 1LL

language Visit Website phone 1531820053

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

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Expected Standard

71%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Pauntley Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Newent, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 31% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Pauntley Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Newent, Gloucestershire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 29 pupils on roll, of whom 17% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 14% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #86 of 209 primaries in Gloucestershire and #7,069 of 14,143 nationally.

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

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 12.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 5.2 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

71%

LA 58%

Reading86% LA 75%

Writing71% LA 68%

Maths71% LA 71%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading100% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing90% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths100% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 59%England 60%

Reading-% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths-% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.5

Write

LA -0.1

Maths

LA -0.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 64%England 65%

Reading-% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths-% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.6

Write

LA -0.4

Maths

LA -0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 62%

Reading57% LA 75%

Writing86% LA 75%

Maths71% LA 72%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-6.1

Read

LA 0.3

-10.5 to -1.7

-2.1

Write

LA -0.3

-6.3 to 2.1

-4.8

Maths

LA -0.6

-8.8 to -0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 May 2023

Inspection Report

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25 June 2019

Inspection Report

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20 June 2018

Inspection Report

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27 March 2014

Inspection Report

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20 March 2012

Inspection Report

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04 April 2011

Inspection Report

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08 October 2008

Inspection Report

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15 November 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-05-10

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-06-25

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-06-20

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-03-27

None Legacy

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

10.3%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

3.4%(1 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 29 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 10.3%, 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)	29	3	10.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	28	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	32	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	39	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	37	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	33	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	31	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	29	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	39	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	42	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	43	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	45	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	45	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	47	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	48	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	48	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	46	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	44	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	43	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	43	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	45	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	46	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	47	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	46	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	42	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	42	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Pauntley 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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