SCHOOL PROFILE

Hatherop Church of England Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 115628
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 84 Published school capacity
Capacity used 96.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

14 March 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Gloucestershire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 81 81 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 38 46.9% of pupils
Male pupils 43 53.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

4.9%
19.9 pts below England
School 4.9%
Cotswold 13.9%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.0%
20.3 pts below England
School 0.0%
Cotswold 4.3%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Cotswold 0.6%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
97.5%
79
Irish
1.2%
1
White and Asian
1.2%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 17.3% 14 of 81 pupils
3.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.3%
Cotswold 22.0%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.1% 13 pupils
England 14.8% 1.3 pts above
EHC plans 1.2% 1 pupils
England 6.0% 4.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Speech, language & communication 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

77.0% 16.6 pts above England
School 77.0%
Cotswold 62.3%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

92.0%

18.2 pts above England

School 92.0%
Cotswold 79.0%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

85.0%

14.7 pts above England

School 85.0%
Cotswold 69.4%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

100.0%

28.0 pts above England

School 100.0%
Cotswold 76.8%
South West 70.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.96%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.26 pts lower than England
School 3.96%
Cotswold 5.44%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

6.76%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.06 pts lower than England
School 6.76%
Cotswold 11.76%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Cotswold 1.41%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

96.4% 8.2 pts above England
Hatherop Church of England Primary School
96.4%
Cotswold
88.7%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information