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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 115512

Churchdown Village Junior School

Community school · Gloucester · GL3 2JX

Ages 7–11 · 238 pupils · Gloucestershire

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

42%

Overall absence

4.0%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-11-07

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
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)42%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)5.7%
Unauthorised0.2%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
246

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill99%

238 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
238
Boys / girls
120 / 118
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
238 / 240 (99%)
Free school meals
10.9%
FSM pupils
26
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 7–11

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 Mark Bacon

Location

Address
Station Road, Churchdown
Postcode
GL3 2JX
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 7–11, in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 238 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10.9%.

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.

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Gloucester · GL3 2NB · Gloucestershire

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence3.6%
    • FSM7.1%
    • Demand0.97

    0.1 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Gloucester · GL3 1HU · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM9.1%
    • Demand1.03

    1.0 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL3 1HJ · Gloucestershire

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM19.8%
    • Demand0.91

    1.3 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

    1.5 miles away

  • Longlevens Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL2 0AX · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM6.7%
    • Demand0.95

    1.6 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL3 1AX · Gloucestershire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS243%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM22.6%

    1.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Mark Bacon
Telephone
01452712330

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