Ofsted: Good emoji_events #199 in Gloucestershire public Top 98% UK

Picklenash Junior School

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

personMr Oliver Tuck

location_onNewent, GL18 1BG

language Visit Website phone 1531820589

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

191

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Expected Standard

29%

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Age Range

7-11

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Picklenash Junior School is a Foundation school primary school in Newent, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 98% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Picklenash Junior School is a foundation school in Newent, Gloucestershire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 161 pupils on roll, of whom 29% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 29% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #199 of 209 primaries in Gloucestershire and #13,849 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 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

29%

LA 58%

Reading46% LA 75%

Writing46% LA 68%

Maths39% LA 71%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading55% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing61% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths43% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading58% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing58% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths58% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA 0.5

-3.7 to 0.0

-0.1

Write

LA -0.1

-1.8 to 1.6

-0.8

Maths

LA -0.5

-2.5 to 0.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading61% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths68% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA 0.6

-3.2 to 0.8

1.5

Write

LA -0.4

-0.3 to 3.3

-1.7

Maths

LA -0.4

-3.5 to 0.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 62%

Reading73% LA 75%

Writing80% LA 75%

Maths73% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 0.3

-3.8 to 0.8

-1.7

Write

LA -0.3

-3.9 to 0.5

-2

Maths

LA -0.6

-4.1 to 0.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 February 2025

Inspection Report

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09 October 2019

Inspection Report

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25 January 2019

Inspection Report

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20 June 2017

Inspection Report

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18 March 2016

Inspection Report

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12 June 2015

Inspection Report

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10 February 2015

Inspection Report

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27 February 2013

Inspection Report

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23 May 2011

Inspection Report

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19 November 2007

Inspection Report

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24 November 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

6 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

2019-10-09

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-01-25

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2017-06-20

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2016-03-18

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-02-10

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 161 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	161	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	169	1	0.6%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	190	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	191	12	6.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	188	5	2.7%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	194	5	2.6%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	191	2	1.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	190	3	1.6%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	206	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	196	1	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	194	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	186	1	0.5%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	179	3	1.7%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	185	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	185	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	184	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	181	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	178	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	178	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	155	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	152	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	152	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	147	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	143	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	141	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 14 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 11 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Picklenash Junior 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

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

Top Primary Schools in Gloucestershire

Finlay Community School

Harewood Junior School

Powell's Church of England Primary School

Fairford Church of England Primary School

Upton St Leonards Church of England Primary School

Stroud Valley Community Primary School