Community school · Gloucestershire

Uplands Community Primary School

2–11Ages
131Pupils
PrimaryPhase
115543URN

Thompson Road, Uplands, Stroud, GL5 1TE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.5 above Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

42 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Gloucestershire median (2.5) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

42 applications · 14 places offered · 14 named it first

2026 3.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 3.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 3.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 2.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 3.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 3.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 3.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 3.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 2.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 3.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 3.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 4.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 3.0; 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	14	42	3.0	14	1.00
Sep 2025	16	49	3.1	18	1.13
Sep 2024	15	46	3.1	16	1.07
Sep 2023	13	33	2.5	15	1.15
Sep 2022	15	52	3.5	24	1.60
Sep 2021	15	51	3.4	18	1.20
Sep 2020	15	47	3.1	15	1.00
Sep 2019	15	48	3.2	23	1.53
Sep 2018	15	43	2.9	15	1.00
Sep 2017	15	58	3.9	28	1.87
Sep 2016	15	52	3.5	21	1.40
Sep 2015	15	62	4.1	21	1.40
Sep 2014	15	45	3.0	22	1.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 87% · Maths 80% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%49th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	73%	7%	107	105
2023/24	63%	6%	104	104
2022/23	80%	7%	106	105

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

Uplands Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Stroud Valley Community Primary School
0.8 km · Gloucestershire

Good2022

2.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
The Rosary Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

2.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Rodborough Community Primary School
1.4 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Lift Callowell
1.4 km · Gloucestershire

Special measures 2026

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Whiteshill Primary School
2.1 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Gastrells Community Primary School
2.4 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
2.5 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

2.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Cashes Green Primary School
2.5 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 47%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: 115543 · 916/2097
Capacity: 108 pupils · 131 on roll
Free school meals: 14.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Thompson Road, Uplands, Stroud, GL5 1TE
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Stroud

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