Community school · Gloucestershire

Birdlip Primary School

4–11Ages
102Pupils
PrimaryPhase
115515URN

Birdlip, Gloucester, GL4 8JH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.7 above Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

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47 applications for 15 places · 23rd of 148 in Gloucestershire

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 · 30 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Gloucestershire median (2.5) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

47 applications · 15 places offered · 16 named it first

2026 3.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 3.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 2.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 2.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 3.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 3.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 4.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 3.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 4.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 2.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 2.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 3.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 2.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.3

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

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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	15	47	3.1	16	1.07
Sep 2025	15	53	3.5	23	1.53
Sep 2024	15	40	2.7	16	1.07
Sep 2023	15	41	2.7	16	1.07
Sep 2022	15	51	3.4	15	1.00
Sep 2021	15	57	3.8	15	1.00
Sep 2020	15	62	4.1	25	1.67
Sep 2019	14	54	3.9	23	1.64
Sep 2018	15	62	4.1	21	1.40
Sep 2017	13	31	2.4	7	0.54
Sep 2016	14	39	2.8	16	1.14
Sep 2015	15	50	3.3	17	1.13
Sep 2014	15	37	2.5	17	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 87% · Maths 87% → 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 standard87%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard53%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth40%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard53%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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%	33%	109	109
2023/24	77%	15%	109	110
2022/23	88%	38%	110	110

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

Birdlip Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

3.1applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Castle Hill Primary School
3.7 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Coberley Church of England Primary School
3.8 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

2.8applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Shurdington Church of England Primary School
4.1 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Lift Brockworth
4.1 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Cranham Church of England Primary School
4.2 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2024

3.1applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Sheepscombe Primary School
5.3 km · Gloucestershire

Standards maintained2024

4.2applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Miserden Church of England Primary School
5.4 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2024

3.7applications per place
Coopers Edge School
5.6 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115515 · 916/2056
Capacity: 105 pupils · 102 on roll
Free school meals: 3.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Birdlip, Gloucester, GL4 8JH
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Cotswold

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