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Abbeymead Primary School

Community school · Gloucester · GL4 5YS

Ages 4–11 · 421 pupils · Gloucestershire

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

56%

Overall absence

5.2%

Admissions demand

1.48 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2023-11-14

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)56%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.7%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
366

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.48 · Competitive

1st preferences

89

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

60

Total preferences (any rank)
232
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

421 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
421
Boys / girls
220 / 201
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
421 / 420 (100%)
Free school meals
12.8%
FSM pupils
54
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Co Headteacher Julian Pass / Amy Coole

Location

Address
Mead Road, Abbeymead
Postcode
GL4 5YS
Town
Gloucester
County
Gloucestershire
Local authority
Gloucestershire
District
Gloucester
Constituency
Gloucester
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 421 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 12.8%.

Open schools in Gloucester
88
Primary schools in Gloucester
64
Academies among open schools in Gloucester
41% (36)
Open schools in GL4
20
Primary in GL4
13
Open schools in Gloucestershire LA
339
Primary in Gloucestershire LA
242

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Heron Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Foundation school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL4 4BN · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM16.2%
    • Demand0.77

    0.5 miles away

  • Dinglewell Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL3 3HS · Gloucestershire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM10.9%

    0.6 miles away

  • Dinglewell Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL3 3HS · Gloucestershire

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM4.9%
    • Demand0.89

    0.6 miles away

  • Coopers Edge School

    Ofsted: Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Brockworth · GL3 4DY · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS242%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM18.4%
    • Demand0.87

    0.7 miles away

  • Coney Hill Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL4 4NA · Gloucestershire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM30.3%
    • Demand1.37

    0.9 miles away

  • Hillside Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 2–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM40.9%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Hillview Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL3 3LH · Gloucestershire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM12.7%
    • Demand0.88

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Co Headteacher Julian Pass / Amy Coole
Telephone
01452371710
Website
http://www.abbeymead.gloucs.sch.uk/

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