Community school · Gloucestershire

Eastcombe Primary School

4–11Ages
49Pupils
PrimaryPhase
115504URN

Dr Crouch's Road, Eastcombe, Stroud, GL6 7EA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

1.0 above Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

28 applications for 8 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.5applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Gloucestershire median (2.5) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

28 applications · 8 places offered · 8 named it first

2026 3.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 3.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 5.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 4.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 3.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 2.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 4.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 5.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 4.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 5.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 3.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 3.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 2.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Gloucestershire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Gloucestershire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	8	28	3.5	8	1.00
Sep 2025	6	23	3.8	5	0.83
Sep 2024	6	33	5.5	5	0.83
Sep 2023	4	16	4.0	4	1.00
Sep 2022	9	30	3.3	6	0.67
Sep 2021	7	20	2.9	7	1.00
Sep 2020	7	29	4.1	7	1.00
Sep 2019	3	17	5.7	3	1.00
Sep 2018	3	14	4.7	3	1.00
Sep 2017	5	28	5.6	5	1.00
Sep 2016	10	30	3.0	10	1.00
Sep 2015	9	31	3.4	9	1.00
Sep 2014	11	30	2.7	13	1.18

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 80% · Maths 90% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%22nd of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard70%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

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Gloucestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	80%	10%	112	107
2023/24	50%	25%	110	105
2022/23	58%	17%	109	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Eastcombe Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Bussage Church of England Primary School
0.5 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Chalford Hill Primary School
1.7 km · Gloucestershire

2025

2.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Bisley Blue Coat Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Gloucestershire

Good2022

2.4applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Oakridge Parochial School
2.4 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place
Thrupp School
2.9 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Brimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary School
3.0 km · Gloucestershire

Good2022

3.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Stroud Valley Community Primary School
3.6 km · Gloucestershire

Good2022

2.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Uplands Community Primary School
3.8 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115504 · 916/2044
Capacity: 77 pupils · 49 on roll
Free school meals: 18.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Dr Crouch's Road, Eastcombe, Stroud, GL6 7EA
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Stroud

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources