SCHOOL PROFILE

Gretton Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 137854
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 103 Published school capacity
Capacity used 89.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

20 February 2024
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Requires improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

4 October 2022
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 27 November 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Gloucestershire
Trust PRIMARY QUEST MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 92 92 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 43 46.7% of pupils
Male pupils 49 53.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

8.7%
16.1 pts below England
School 8.7%
Tewkesbury 19.6%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.2%
18.1 pts below England
School 2.2%
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
83.7%
77
Any other White background
5.4%
5
White and Asian
3.3%
3
African
2.2%
2
Any other Mixed background
2.2%
2
White and Black Caribbean
2.2%
2
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 31.5% 29 of 92 pupils
10.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 31.5%
Tewkesbury 22.2%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 26.1% 24 pupils
England 14.8% 11.3 pts above
EHC plans 5.4% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 0.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 9
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Specific learning difficulty 7
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Vision impairment 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

43.0% 17.4 pts below England
School 43.0%
Tewkesbury 57.0%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

79.0%

5.2 pts above England

School 79.0%
Tewkesbury 75.5%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

71.0%

0.7 pts above England

School 71.0%
Tewkesbury 67.6%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

43.0%

29.0 pts below England

School 43.0%
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

5.50%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.72 pts lower than England
School 5.50%
Tewkesbury 6.47%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.84%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.97 pts lower than England
School 10.84%
Tewkesbury 15.22%
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%
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

89.3% 1.1 pts above England
Gretton Primary School
89.3%
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