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Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School

Primary · Stroud · GL5 5PD

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Outstanding

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Outstanding. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 16 February 2023

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At a glance

135 pupils · 96% of 140 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
5.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.woodchesterprimary.co.uk
URN
115704

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 10 families named it first for 13 Reception places, 0.77 first choices per place. We hold 15 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2012 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 16 February 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Outstanding. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.77 first-choice applications per place

13 places offered · 10 first-choice applications · usually has places

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

22 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
59%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
9%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
111
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school59%
Median of its 12 closest peers69%
Gloucestershire average61.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Leighterton Primary SchoolTetbury · 7 miles awayStrong standard92%
St Mary Bourne Primary SchoolAndover · 48 miles awayGood69%
Bleasby Church of England Primary SchoolNottingham · 106 miles awayGood68%
Ide Hill Church of England Primary SchoolSevenoaks · 107 miles awayNo current grade63%
Threshfield Primary SchoolSkipton · 162 miles awayGood73%
The New Forest Church of England Primary SchoolWilts · 59 miles awayGood67%
Plumpton Primary SchoolNear Lewes · 109 miles awayGood50%
Brabourne Church of England Primary SchoolAshford · 145 miles awayGood87%
Valley Road SchoolHenley-on-Thames · 58 miles awayGood94%
Gaddesby Primary SchoolLeicester · 86 miles awayGood69%
Pool-in-Wharfedale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolOtley · 153 miles awayNo current grade67%
Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolSevenoaks · 107 miles awayGood76%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 86% (Gloucestershire 76%, England 60%) · Any other White background 5% (Gloucestershire 6%, England 7%) · Black African 2% (Gloucestershire 3%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Gloucestershire 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Gloucestershire 2%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Gloucestershire 2%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Gloucestershire 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Gloucestershire 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (Gloucestershire 2%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
7.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

5.22 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Gloucestershire: 3.19 suspensions and 0.08 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
21.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

78% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 24% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

20% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £47,502; 12.5% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£5,921
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 81% (76%) · premises 3% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £121,027; in-year balance +£31,835

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher53.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications8.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work51%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways8.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health52.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier84.5%62.3%
Social housing5.6%17.1%
Privately rented9.9%20.5%
Detached houses54%22.9%
Flats5.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms45.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van9.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01022350 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£428,50070 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£339,500–£593,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (30)£591,000
Semi-detached (20)£367,500
Terraced (9)£330,000
Flat (11)£377,500

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
5an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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