Community school · Gloucestershire

The Croft Primary School

5–11Ages
132Pupils
PrimaryPhase
115568URN

Churchill Way, Painswick, Stroud, GL6 6RQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.9 below Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

34 applications for 21 places · 124th of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

Inspection history

8 December 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
3 July 2013
Graded inspection: 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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Gloucestershire median (2.5) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

34 applications · 21 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 2.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 2.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Gloucestershire median in 0 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	21	34	1.6	20	0.95
Sep 2025	20	43	2.2	24	1.20
Sep 2024	19	31	1.6	17	0.89
Sep 2023	20	32	1.6	24	1.20
Sep 2022	20	34	1.7	20	1.00
Sep 2021	20	33	1.7	19	0.95
Sep 2020	18	29	1.6	16	0.89
Sep 2019	20	31	1.6	21	1.05
Sep 2018	18	27	1.5	15	0.83
Sep 2017	20	31	1.6	18	0.90
Sep 2016	20	32	1.6	20	1.00
Sep 2015	30	49	1.6	32	1.07
Sep 2014	21	43	2.1	28	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 95% · Writing 70% · Maths 95% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%71st of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard95%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard70%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard95%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard45%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	70%	0%	111	108
2023/24	67%	13%	109	107
2022/23	62%	0%	111	108

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

The Croft Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Sheepscombe Primary School
2.9 km · Gloucestershire

Standards maintained2024

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

Remains Good2024

3.1applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Whiteshill Primary School
3.8 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Lift Callowell
4.5 km · Gloucestershire

Special measures 2026

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Randwick Church of England Primary School
4.8 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
The Rosary Catholic Primary School
4.9 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

2.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Haresfield Church of England Primary School
5.0 km · Gloucestershire

2026

4.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115568 · 916/2130
Capacity: 140 pupils · 132 on roll
Free school meals: 9.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Churchill Way, Painswick, Stroud, GL6 6RQ
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Stroud

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