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Church of England schools in Gloucester

All 6 Church of England schools in Gloucester.

6 schools in Gloucester

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  1. Hempsted Church of England Primary School

    Gloucester, GL2 5LH · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Gloucester church of england schools average, low absence.

    44 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school73%

    Gloucester church of england schools 60%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Gloucester church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    212
    View school Hempsted Church of England Primary School
  2. Barnwood Church of England Primary School

    Gloucester, GL4 3JP · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Gloucester church of england schools average, low absence.

    15 first choices, 19 offers made

    Ready for secondary school78%

    Gloucester church of england schools 60%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Gloucester church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    177
    View school Barnwood Church of England Primary School
  3. Kingsholm Church of England Primary School

    Gloucester, GL1 3BN · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement in 4 areas
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Gloucester church of england schools average.

    65 first choices, 75 offers made

    Ready for secondary school56%

    Gloucester church of england schools 60%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 14Gloucester church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    605
    View school Kingsholm Church of England Primary School
  4. St Paul's Church of England Primary School

    Gloucester, GL1 5BD · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Gloucester church of england schools average, high absence.

    32 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school47%

    Gloucester church of england schools 60%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 14Gloucester church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    233
    View school St Paul's Church of England Primary School
  5. St James' Church of England Junior School

    Gloucester, GL1 4JU · Academy · Primary · Ages 7 to 11

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement
    • Church of England

    Results below the Gloucester church of england schools average.

    Ready for secondary school57%

    Gloucester church of england schools 60%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 12Gloucester church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    186
    View school St James' Church of England Junior School
  6. The King's School, Gloucester

    Gloucester, GL1 2BG · Independent · All-through · Ages 3 to 19

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Gloucester church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    709
    View school The King's School, Gloucester
The big picture

How Gloucester's Church of England schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Gloucester 60%England 62%St Paul's Church of England Primary School: 47%Kingsholm Church of England Primary School: 56%St James' Church of England Junior School: 57%Hempsted Church of England Primary School: 73%Barnwood Church of England Primary School: 78%0%25%50%75%100%
Church of England schools in Gloucester

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Gloucester average 6.0%Hempsted Church of England Primary School: 4.5%Barnwood Church of England Primary School: 4.8%St James' Church of England Junior School: 6.1%Kingsholm Church of England Primary School: 7.2%St Paul's Church of England Primary School: 7.4%0%4%8%12%16%
Church of England schools in Gloucester

Ofsted grades in Gloucester

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 2 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 4
  • Good: 3 of 4
  • Requires improvement: 1 of 4
  • Inadequate: 0 of 4
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Gloucester

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    10 of the 6 Church of England schools in Gloucester have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

    Show schools with no religious character
  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Church of England schools in Gloucester, explained

There are 6 Church of England schools in Gloucester, teaching 2,122 children. 4 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools. Among them is 1 independent school.

75% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

60.4% of pupils in Gloucester church of england schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 47% to 78%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

30.2% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,403 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 18.9% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

Looking further afield? See Church of England schools near me, or everything in Gloucester.

Questions

Questions parents ask

How many Church of England schools are in Gloucester?
There are 6 Church of England schools in Gloucester, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Church of England schools in Gloucester?
The highest-ranked Church of England schools in Gloucester on Eduscope are Hempsted Church of England Primary School, Barnwood Church of England Primary School and Kingsholm Church of England Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are Church of England schools in Gloucester ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Gloucester Church of England schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Church of England schools in Gloucester is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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