Community school · Gloucestershire

Soudley School

4–11Ages
44Pupils
PrimaryPhase
115521URN

Soudley, Cinderford, GL14 2UA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.7 below Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

7 applications for 4 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 20 January 2026Published 15 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

20 January 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
28 February 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Gloucestershire median (2.5) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

7 applications · 4 places offered · 3 named it first

2026 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 2.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 5.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 2.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 2.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 2.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 2.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 2.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 2.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 3.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 2.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.3

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	4	7	1.8	3	0.75
Sep 2025	7	14	2.0	7	1.00
Sep 2024	3	15	5.0	3	1.00
Sep 2023	11	22	2.0	12	1.09
Sep 2022	6	16	2.7	4	0.67
Sep 2021	9	20	2.2	6	0.67
Sep 2020	7	18	2.6	7	1.00
Sep 2019	8	17	2.1	8	1.00
Sep 2018	10	24	2.4	7	0.70
Sep 2017	11	20	1.8	13	1.18
Sep 2016	11	37	3.4	9	0.82
Sep 2015	11	27	2.5	8	0.73
Sep 2014	11	18	1.6	7	0.64

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 75% · Maths 50% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%157th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Gloucestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	50%	0%	107	101
2023/24	50%	0%	104	102
2022/23	30%	0%	103	101

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

Soudley SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St White's Primary School
2.3 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Littledean Church of England Primary School
3.0 km · Gloucestershire

Requires improvement2024

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Newnham St Peter's Church of England Primary School
3.4 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Forest View Primary School
3.7 km · Gloucestershire

Standards maintained2024

1.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Blakeney Primary School
3.8 km · Gloucestershire

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 17%met the SATs standard
Yorkley Primary School
4.4 km · Gloucestershire

Good2022

2.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Parkend Primary School
4.6 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

5.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Pillowell Community Primary School
5.4 km · Gloucestershire

2026

2.5applications per place 44%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: 115521 · 916/2066
Capacity: 77 pupils · 44 on roll
Free school meals: 18.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Soudley, Cinderford, GL14 2UA
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Forest of Dean

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