OFSTED
11 March 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Urgent improvement
Curriculum & teaching
Urgent improvement
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Attendance & behaviour
Urgent improvement
Personal development
Needs attention
Leadership & governance
Urgent improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
7 October 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
21 November 2021
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
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
15
15 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
6
40.0% of pupils
Male pupils
9
60.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
28.5 pts
above England
School
53.3%
Tewkesbury
19.6%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Tewkesbury
8.5%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
60.0%
9
White and Black Caribbean
20.0%
3
African
6.7%
1
Any other Mixed background
6.7%
1
Gypsy / Roma
6.7%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
66.7%
10 of
15 pupils
45.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
31.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
14.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
14.10%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
7.89 pts
higher than
England
School
14.10%
Tewkesbury
6.47%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
40.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
24.18 pts
higher than
England
School
40.00%
Tewkesbury
15.22%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.20 pts
higher than
England
School
5.00%
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
26.8%
61.4 pts
below England
Ashleworth Church of England Primary School
26.8%
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.