SCHOOL PROFILE

Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 137271
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 91.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

15 May 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Gloucestershire
Trust GLOUCESTERSHIRE LEARNING ALLIANCE
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 577 577 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 295 51.1% of pupils
Male pupils 282 48.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

23.7%
1.1 pts below England
School 23.7%
Tewkesbury 19.6%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.5%
12.8 pts below England
School 7.5%
Tewkesbury 8.5%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.2%
0.8 pts below England
School 0.2%
Tewkesbury 0.7%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
84.4%
487
Any other White background
5.7%
33
Indian
3.1%
18
White and Asian
2.3%
13
African
1.4%
8
Chinese
0.5%
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 23.9% 138 of 577 pupils
3.1 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.9%
Tewkesbury 22.2%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.3% 117 pupils
England 14.8% 5.5 pts above
EHC plans 3.6% 21 pupils
England 6.0% 2.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 59
Social, emotional & mental health 48
Moderate learning difficulty 25
Physical disability 3
Hearing impairment 1
Specific learning difficulty 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

51.0% 9.4 pts below England
School 51.0%
Tewkesbury 57.0%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

74.0%

0.2 pts above England

School 74.0%
Tewkesbury 75.5%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

72.0%

1.7 pts above England

School 72.0%
Tewkesbury 67.6%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

64.0%

8.0 pts below England

School 64.0%
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

6.08%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.13 pts lower than England
School 6.08%
Tewkesbury 6.47%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.55%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.73 pts higher than England
School 16.55%
Tewkesbury 15.22%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.07%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.74 pts lower than England
School 1.07%
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

91.6% 3.4 pts above England
Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy
91.6%
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