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Birdlip Primary School

Community school · Gloucester · GL4 8JH

Ages 4–11 · 102 pupils · Gloucestershire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

77%

Overall absence

3.4%

Admissions demand

1.07 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-11-30

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
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)77%
Higher standard (RWM)15%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
110.0
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 absence3.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)4.5%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
2.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
89

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

1.07 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

16

Places offered

15

1st-preference offers

14

Total preferences (any rank)
40
Preferred offers (top 3)
15
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 fill97%

102 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
102
Boys / girls
51 / 51
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
102 / 105 (97%)
Free school meals
3.9%
FSM pupils
4
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
Mr James Pugh

Location

Address
Birdlip
Postcode
GL4 8JH
Town
Gloucester
County
Gloucestershire
Local authority
Gloucestershire
District
Cotswold
Constituency
North Cotswolds
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: 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, 102 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 3.9%.

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.

Compare with theseAll in GloucesterNear GL4

  • Castle Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL3 4NU · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM23.7%
    • Demand1.37

    2.3 miles away

  • Lift Brockworth

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Gloucester · GL3 4JL · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM39.6%
    • Demand0.87

    2.6 miles away

  • Cranham Church of England Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL4 8HS · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM8.8%
    • Demand1.00

    2.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr James Pugh
Telephone
01452862331
Website
www.birdlipprimary.co.uk

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