Primary school

Isbourne Valley School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Gloucestershire
  • GL54 5PF
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,653 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 31%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 26%26%2016/17: top 90%2017/18: top 45%2018/19: top 58%2022/23: top 3%3% · 2022/232023/24: top 62%2024/25: top 31%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM71% · South West 62%Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM14% · South West 6%Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score109 · South West 105Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · South West 104Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 67% · 12 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 40% · 10 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 69% · 13 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 64% · 14 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 89% · 9 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 58% · 12 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 71% · 14 pupils · South West 62%89%40%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 12 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 10% · 10 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 8% · 13 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 36% · 14 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 11% · 9 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 0% · 12 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 14% · 14 pupils · South West 6%36%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 108 · 12 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 101 · 10 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 104 · 13 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 105 · 14 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 111 · 9 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 103 · 12 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 109 · 14 pupils · South West 105111101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 12 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 99 · 10 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 103 · 13 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 107 · 14 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 108 · 9 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 99 · 12 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 104 · 14 pupils · South West 10410899No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in73.7%
14 of 19 who put it first2014 · 85.7%2026 · 73.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1914
2nd161
3rd100

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2010Good
  4. 2013Good
  5. 2017Ungraded visit
  6. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202680
Free school meals (past 6 years)9.8%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support15.8%
EHC plan2.4%
Absence (sessions missed)3.5%
Persistently absent pupils10.7%

Girls 34.1%Boys 65.8%

76.2% full · 105 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.7
Pupils per adult9.3
  • Classroom teachers 4.1
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 3.5
  • Other support 1.2

Teachers 5.1 FTE · Whole workforce 9.8 · 16 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,225
Spend per pupil£8,679
Staff spend per pupil£6,948
Reserve per pupil−£410
  • −£32,780revenue reserve
  • −£36,354in-year balance

Grants £8,038 · self-generated £186 · premises £335 per pupil