OFSTED
10 June 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development
Needs attention
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
9 March 2022
Graded inspection
Good
Published
5 May 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
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
193
193 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
88
45.6% of pupils
Male pupils
105
54.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.8 pts
below England
School
14.0%
Tewkesbury
19.6%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.7 pts
below England
School
1.6%
Tewkesbury
8.5%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
above England
School
1.6%
Tewkesbury
0.7%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
88.6%
171
Unclassified
6.2%
12
White and Asian
2.1%
4
Gypsy / Roma
1.0%
2
Any other Mixed background
0.5%
1
Indian
0.5%
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
24.9%
48 of
193 pupils
4.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.7 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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
40.0%
20.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Reading
9.2 pts above England
School
83.0%
Tewkesbury
75.5%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
47.0%
Writing
23.3 pts below England
School
47.0%
Tewkesbury
67.6%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
60.0%
Maths
12.0 pts below England
School
60.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.14%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.08 pts
lower than
England
School
5.14%
Tewkesbury
6.47%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
10.23%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.59 pts
lower than
England
School
10.23%
Tewkesbury
15.22%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.14%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.67 pts
lower than
England
School
1.14%
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
91.9%
3.7 pts
above England
Tirlebrook Primary School
91.9%
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.