Primary school

Sheepscombe Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Gloucestershire
  • GL6 7RL
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2019

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,831 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 92%

Top % in England, by year
2016/17: top 79%79%2017/18: top 97%2018/19: top 11%11% · 2018/192022/23: top 76%2023/24: top 11%2024/25: top 92%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM40% · South West 62%Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM10% · South West 6%Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score109 · South West 105Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score99 · South West 104Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22Withheld 2015/16

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: withheld (1 pupils)2016/17: 50% · 6 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 33% · 6 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 83% · 6 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 50% · 12 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 80% · 10 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 40% · 10 pupils · South West 62%83%33%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: withheld (1 pupils)2016/17: 0% · 6 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 0% · 6 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 33% · 6 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 8% · 12 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 20% · 10 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 10% · 10 pupils · South West 6%33%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: withheld (1 pupils)2016/17: 107 · 6 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 106 · 6 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 109 · 6 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 108 · 12 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 111 · 10 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 109 · 10 pupils · South West 105111106No exams
Maths score
2015/16: withheld (1 pupils)2016/17: 101 · 6 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 96 · 6 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 106 · 6 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 100 · 12 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 106 · 10 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 99 · 10 pupils · South West 10410696No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
5 of 5 who put it first2015 · 72.7%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st55
2nd50
3rd70

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2024

  1. 2008Satisfactory
  2. 2012Inadequate
  3. 2014Good
  4. 2018Remains Good
  5. 2019Good
  6. 2024Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202664
Free school meals (past 6 years)4.5%
First language not English7.5%
SEN support14.9%
EHC plan3.0%
Absence (sessions missed)6.6%
Persistently absent pupils18.5%

Girls 46.3%Boys 53.7%

91.4% full · 70 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 57 responses (85.1% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school100% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved100% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 87.7% not applicable85.7% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year100% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 29.8% not applicable100% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?17.5% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 17.5% who said Yes above100% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child91.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school100% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing100% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school100% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school100% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development100% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent100% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher11.3
Pupils per adult8.3
  • Classroom teachers 4.6
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 2.1
  • Other support 1.2

Teachers 5.6 FTE · Whole workforce 9 · 17 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£10,456
Spend per pupil£10,232
Staff spend per pupil£7,625
Reserve per pupil£543
  • +£34,725revenue reserve
  • +£14,354in-year balance

Grants £9,312 · self-generated £1,144 · premises £205 per pupil