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Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy

Free schools · Gloucester · GL2 4GH

Ages 2–11 · 332 pupils · Gloucestershire

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

50%

Overall absence

3.7%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-05-12

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionStrong standard
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)50%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence3.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)4.7%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
211

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

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

59

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

57

Total preferences (any rank)
158
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 fill72%

332 pupils · 464 places

Pupils on roll
332
Boys / girls
156 / 176
School capacity
464
Capacity fill
332 / 464 (72%)
Free school meals
7.5%
FSM pupils
25
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Gloucester
Governance
Academy trust: THE DIOCESE OF GLOUCESTER ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy trust
THE DIOCESE OF GLOUCESTER ACADEMIES TRUST
Sponsor
Diocese of Gloucester Academies Trust
Headteacher
Mr David Walters

Location

Address
Clearwater Drive, Quedgeley
Postcode
GL2 4GH
Town
Gloucester
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 free schools (primary), Ages 2–11, in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 332 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 7.5%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Gloucester.

Open schools in Gloucester
88
Primary schools in Gloucester
64
Academies among open schools in Gloucester
41% (36)
Open schools in GL2
28
Primary in GL2
22
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 GL2

  • Beech Green Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL2 4WD · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS238%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM16.3%
    • Demand0.91

    0.4 miles away

  • Field Court Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Gloucester · GL2 4UF · Gloucestershire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM18.4%

    0.6 miles away

  • Meadowside Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL2 4LX · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM10.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Hardwicke Parochial Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Gloucester · GL2 4QG · Gloucestershire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM19.3%
    • Demand0.97

    0.9 miles away

  • Kingsway Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL2 2AR · Gloucestershire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM26.5%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

  • Harewood Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL4 0SS · Gloucestershire

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM15.9%
    • Demand0.96

    1.3 miles away

  • Harewood Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL4 0SS · Gloucestershire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM22.5%

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr David Walters
Telephone
01452347690
Website
http://www.clearwateracademy.co.uk/

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