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Highnam CofE Primary Academy

Academy converter · Gloucester · GL2 8LW

Ages 4–11 · 206 pupils · Gloucestershire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

81%

Overall absence

4.4%

Admissions demand

1.28 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-03-13

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
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)81%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
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 absence4.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.4%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
187

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

1.28 · Competitive

1st preferences

37

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

29

Total preferences (any rank)
69
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
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 fill98%

206 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
206
Boys / girls
116 / 90
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
206 / 210 (98%)
Free school meals
8.7%
FSM pupils
18
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Gloucester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: PRIMARY QUEST MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
PRIMARY QUEST MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Miss Elizabeth Coldrick

Location

Address
Wetherleigh Drive, Highnam
Postcode
GL2 8LW
Town
Gloucester
County
Gloucestershire
Local authority
Gloucestershire
District
Tewkesbury
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Urban/rural
Larger 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 academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 206 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 8.7%. 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

  • Churcham Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL2 8BD · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS225%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM37.5%
    • Demand0.60

    2.6 miles away

  • Longford Park Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Free schools · Primary

    Gloucester · GL2 9FP · Gloucestershire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM11.9%
    • Demand1.17

    2.8 miles away

  • Widden Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Gloucester · GL1 4AW · Gloucestershire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS220%
    • Absence9.1%
    • FSM38.8%
    • Demand1.00

    2.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Elizabeth Coldrick
Telephone
01452525872
Website
http://www.highnam.gloucs.sch.uk/

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