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Kingsholm Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Gloucester · GL1 3BN

Ages 4–11 · 605 pupils · Gloucestershire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

38%

Overall absence

8.2%

Admissions demand

0.91 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-02-25

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
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)38%
Higher standard (RWM)1%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence8.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)27.7%
Unauthorised2.5%
Authorised absence
5.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
564

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

0.91 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

73

Places offered

81

1st-preference offers

72

Total preferences (any rank)
160
Preferred offers (top 3)
81
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 fill96%

605 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
605
Boys / girls
294 / 311
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
605 / 630 (96%)
Free school meals
31.1%
FSM pupils
188
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled 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

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Gloucester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mr Tony Larner

Location

Address
Guinea Street
Postcode
GL1 3BN
Town
Gloucester
County
Gloucestershire
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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 605 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 31.1%. 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 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

  • Widden Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Gloucester · GL1 4AW · Gloucestershire

    Ages 2–11

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

    0.6 miles away

  • St Peter's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Gloucester · GL1 3PY · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM15.3%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 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

    1.0 miles away

  • Elmbridge Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL2 0PE · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM9.2%
    • Demand1.02

    1.2 miles away

  • Longlevens Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL2 0AL · Gloucestershire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM10.8%

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Tony Larner
Telephone
01452530777
Website
www.kingsholmprimary.co.uk

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