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Castle Hill Primary School

Community school · Gloucester · GL3 4NU

Ages 4–11 · 211 pupils · Gloucestershire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

80%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

1.37 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-04-29

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
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)80%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.1%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
4.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
185

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

1.37 · Competitive

1st preferences

41

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
110
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
1
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%

211 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
211
Boys / girls
101 / 110
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
211 / 210 (100%)
Free school meals
23.7%
FSM pupils
50
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
Mrs Karen Ettrick

Location

Address
Abbotswood Road, Brockworth
Postcode
GL3 4NU
Town
Gloucester
County
Gloucestershire
Local authority
Gloucestershire
District
Tewkesbury
Constituency
North Cotswolds
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, 211 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 23.7%.

Open schools in Gloucester
88
Primary schools in Gloucester
64
Academies among open schools in Gloucester
41% (36)
Open schools in GL3
17
Primary in GL3
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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  • Lift Brockworth

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Gloucester · GL3 4JL · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

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

    0.4 miles away

  • Coopers Edge School

    Ofsted: Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Brockworth · GL3 4DY · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

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

    1.2 miles away

  • Abbeymead Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL4 5YS · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM12.8%
    • Demand1.48

    1.9 miles away

  • Dinglewell Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL3 3HS · Gloucestershire

    Ages 7–11

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

    2.0 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

    2.0 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

    2.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Karen Ettrick
Telephone
01452863380
Website
www.castlehill.gloucs.sch.uk/

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