Primary school

Gastrells Community Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Gloucestershire
  • GL5 3PS
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Jun 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,970 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 87%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 57%57%2016/17: top 78%2017/18: top 74%2018/19: top 81%2022/23: top 80%2023/24: top 81%2024/25: top 87%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM46% · South West 62%Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM13% · South West 6%Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score104 · South West 105Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · South West 104Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 52% · 21 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 50% · 28 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 56% · 27 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 53% · 30 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 48% · 27 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 48% · 23 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 46% · 24 pupils · South West 62%56%46%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 21 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 7% · 28 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 15% · 27 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 13% · 30 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 4% · 27 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 13% · 23 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 13% · 24 pupils · South West 6%15%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 21 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 105 · 28 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 107 · 27 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 105 · 30 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 108 · 27 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 105 · 23 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 104 · 24 pupils · South West 105108104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 21 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 105 · 28 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 102 · 27 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 103 · 30 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 105 · 27 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 105 · 23 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 104 · 24 pupils · South West 104105102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
15 of 15 who put it first2014 · 82.8%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1515
2nd90
3rd100

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2005–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationRequires improvement
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementRequires improvement
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2005Good
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Requires improvement
  6. 2025Lowest Requires improvement

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026172
Free school meals (past 6 years)8.4%
First language not English1.1%
SEN support29.1%
EHC plan8.4%
Absence (sessions missed)7.9%
Persistently absent pupils16.3%

Girls 45.8%Boys 54.2%

97.2% full · 177 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 73 responses (40.8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school84.9% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school83.6% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved83.6% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 64.4% not applicable46.2% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year83.6% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 21.9% not applicable70.2% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?26% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 26% who said Yes above63.2% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child76.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school80.8% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing80.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school91.8% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school98.6% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development86.3% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent80.8% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.5
Pupils per adult9.4
  • Classroom teachers 7.3
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 9
  • Other support 2.2

Teachers 9.3 FTE · Whole workforce 20.5 · 48 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,983
Spend per pupil£9,162
Staff spend per pupil£7,177
Reserve per pupil£750
  • +£128,951revenue reserve
  • −£30,652in-year balance

Grants £8,561 · self-generated £422 · premises £409 per pupil