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Linden Primary School

Community school · Gloucester · GL1 5HU

Ages 4–11 · 420 pupils · Gloucestershire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

53%

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

1.07 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-09-19

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)53%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
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 absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.9%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
375

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

1.07 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

65

Places offered

61

1st-preference offers

59

Total preferences (any rank)
156
Preferred offers (top 3)
61
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 fill100%

420 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
420
Boys / girls
215 / 205
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
420 / 420 (100%)
Free school meals
25%
FSM pupils
105
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 Lucy Collins

Location

Address
Linden Road, Gloucester
Postcode
GL1 5HU
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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 420 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 25%.

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

  • Calton Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Gloucester · GL1 5ET · Gloucestershire

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM27.1%

    0.3 miles away

  • Tredworth Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL1 4QG · Gloucestershire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS238%
    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM47.1%

    0.5 miles away

  • Hatherley Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Gloucester · GL1 4PW · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence9.7%
    • FSM35.0%

    0.8 miles away

  • Finlay Community School

    Ofsted: Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL4 6TR · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence8.2%
    • FSM41.3%
    • Demand0.90

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lucy Collins
Telephone
01452527020
Website
www.lindenprimary.co.uk/

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