Schools and Education in Gloucester

There are 50 schools in Gloucester (excluding independent schools), including 38 primary schools, 10 secondary schools, and none serving sixth-form education. Gloucester has no schools with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Gloucester under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools

Gloucester Education Profile

The median school in Gloucester has 21% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 32nd highest figure in Gloucestershire. This represents about 5,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 5 of Gloucester's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Gloucester is 20.48 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 46th highest ratio in Gloucestershire, and the 691st lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the South West region of the UK.

Primaries

38

11% Outstanding • 68% Good

Secondaries

10

10% Outstanding • 70% Good

Primary Schools in Gloucester

Most of Gloucester's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 26 schools or 68% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and good - about 29% and 13% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 21% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Gloucester's primary schools most commonly have a very high ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Abbeymead Primary School 4–11 yrs 450
Good
High
High
Barnwood Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
Church of England
Beech Green Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
High
Brockworth Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Calton Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Requires improvement
Low
Good
Castle Hill Primary School 5–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Low
Very high
Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy 2–11 yrs 464
Good
Low
Church of England
Coney Hill Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 240
Outstanding
High
Very high
Dinglewell Infant School 5–7 yrs 270
Good
Very high
Dinglewell Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
High
High
Elmbridge Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Good
Very high
High
Field Court Church of England Infant Academy 2–7 yrs 270
Good
Very high
Church of England
Field Court Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Outstanding
Good
Very high
Finlay Community School 4–11 yrs 390
Good
Very high
Low
Grange Primary School 4–11 yrs 330
Requires improvement
High
Low
Hardwicke Parochial Academy 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
Very high
Church of England
Harewood Infant School 5–7 yrs 270
Good
Very high
Harewood Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Good
Very high
Hatherley Infant School 4–7 yrs 180
Requires improvement
Low
Hempsted Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
High
Church of England
Heron Primary School 4–11 yrs 422
Good
Very high
Very high
Hillview Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Low
Kingsholm Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Outstanding
Very high
Good
Church of England
Kingsway Primary School 2–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
High
Linden Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
High
Longlevens Infant School 4–7 yrs 360
Good
High
Longlevens Junior School 7–11 yrs 480
Good
Low
Very high
Meadowside Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Very high
Moat Primary School 2–11 yrs 234
Requires improvement
Low
Very high
Robinswood Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 480
Good
Very low
Good
St James Church of England Junior School 7–11 yrs 236
Requires improvement
Good
Good
Church of England
St Paul's Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
High
Low
Church of England
St Peter's Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Very high
Roman Catholic
The Willow Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 210
Tredworth Infant and Nursery Academy 2–7 yrs 240
Good
Very high
Tredworth Junior School 7–11 yrs 320
Good
Very low
Very low
Upton St Leonards Church of England Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Very high
Church of England
Widden Primary School 4–11 yrs 450
Requires improvement
Good
Low

Gloucester Secondary Schools

Most of Gloucester's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 7 schools or 70% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very high and good - about 50% and 20% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 20% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Gloucester's secondary schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Barnwood Park School 11–16 yrs 870
Good
Good
Very low
Denmark Road High School 11–18 yrs 990
Good
Very high
Good
Gloucester Academy 11–16 yrs 1,250
Henley Bank High School 11–18 yrs 850
Good
Very high
Low
Holmleigh Park High School 11–18 yrs 1,455
Very low
Ribston Hall High School 11–18 yrs 1,000
Good
Very high
Low
Severn Vale School 11–16 yrs 1,325
Good
Good
Low
Sir Thomas Rich's School 11–18 yrs 962
Good
Very high
Low
St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre 11–18 yrs 1,685
Good
Low
Low
Roman Catholic
The Crypt School 11–18 yrs 800
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Last updated: 16 Aug 2023