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Calton Primary School

Community school · Gloucester · GL1 5ET

Ages 4–11 · 514 pupils · Gloucestershire

KS2 expected (RWM)

49%

Overall absence

6.3%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)49%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.8%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.4%
Enrolments in measure
514

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

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

40

Places offered

42

1st-preference offers

39

Total preferences (any rank)
100
Preferred offers (top 3)
42
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill86%

514 pupils · 600 places

Pupils on roll
514
Boys / girls
259 / 255
School capacity
600
Capacity fill
514 / 600 (86%)
Free school meals
24.9%
FSM pupils
128
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Headteacher Jane Barker-Doe

Location

Address
Calton Road
Postcode
GL1 5ET
Town
Gloucester
County
Gloucestershire
Local authority
Gloucestershire
District
Gloucester
Constituency
Gloucester
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

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, 514 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 24.9%.

Open schools in Gloucester
88
Primary schools in Gloucester
64
Academies among open schools in Gloucester
41% (36)
Open schools in GL1
17
Primary in GL1
10
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 GL1

  • Calton Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Gloucester · GL1 5ET · Gloucestershire

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM27.1%

    0.0 miles away

  • Linden Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL1 5HU · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM25.0%
    • Demand1.07

    0.3 miles away

  • Tredworth Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL1 4QG · Gloucestershire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS238%
    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM47.1%

    0.5 miles away

  • Finlay Community School

    Ofsted: Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL4 6TR · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence8.2%
    • FSM41.3%
    • Demand0.90

    0.7 miles away

  • Hatherley Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Gloucester · GL1 4PW · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence9.7%
    • FSM35.0%

    0.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Headteacher Jane Barker-Doe

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