SCHOOL PROFILE

Tewkesbury Church of England Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 115654
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 70.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

3 December 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management 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 296 296 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 160 54.1% of pupils
Male pupils 136 45.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

24.3%
0.5 pts below England
School 24.3%
Tewkesbury 19.6%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

19.3%
1.0 pts below England
School 19.3%
Tewkesbury 8.5%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Tewkesbury 0.7%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
76.7%
227
Any other White background
13.9%
41
Any other Asian background
2.4%
7
Indian
2.0%
6
Any other ethnic group
1.7%
5
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
3
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 23.7% 70 of 296 pupils
2.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.7%
Tewkesbury 22.2%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.9% 59 pupils
England 14.8% 5.1 pts above
EHC plans 3.7% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 2.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 25
Speech, language & communication 17
Social, emotional & mental health 15
Other difficulty or disability 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Moderate learning difficulty 2

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

64.0% 3.6 pts above England
School 64.0%
Tewkesbury 57.0%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

78.0%

4.2 pts above England

School 78.0%
Tewkesbury 75.5%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

75.0%

4.7 pts above England

School 75.0%
Tewkesbury 67.6%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

75.0%

3.0 pts above England

School 75.0%
Tewkesbury 68.6%
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

5.69%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.53 pts lower than England
School 5.69%
Tewkesbury 6.47%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.30%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.51 pts lower than England
School 13.30%
Tewkesbury 15.22%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.86%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.95 pts lower than England
School 0.86%
Tewkesbury 2.21%
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

70.5% 17.7 pts below England
Tewkesbury Church of England Primary School
70.5%
Tewkesbury
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