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Upton St Leonards Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Gloucester · GL4 8ED

Ages 5–11 · 420 pupils · Gloucestershire

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

66%

Overall absence

3.5%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-06-25

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
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)66%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence3.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)5.7%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
2.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
371

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

56

Total preferences (any rank)
184
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 fill100%

420 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
420
Boys / girls
198 / 222
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
420 / 420 (100%)
Free school meals
11.9%
FSM pupils
50
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 5–11

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
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Federation
Heartwood Federation
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Broadbent

Location

Address
Bondend Road, Upton St Leonards
Postcode
GL4 8ED
Town
Gloucester
County
Gloucestershire
Local authority
Gloucestershire
District
Stroud
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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 420 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 11.9%. 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 GL4
20
Primary in GL4
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.

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    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM18.4%
    • Demand0.87

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    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM12.8%
    • Demand1.48

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    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM16.2%
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    • Absence7.2%
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    • FSM4.9%
    • Demand0.89

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  • Coney Hill Community Primary School

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM30.3%
    • Demand1.37

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  • Finlay Community School

    Ofsted: Good

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

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Broadbent
Telephone
01452616109
Website
www.upton-st-leonards.co.uk/

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