Community school · Gloucestershire

Castle Hill Primary School

4–11Ages
211Pupils
PrimaryPhase
115569URN

Abbotswood Road, Brockworth, Gloucester, GL3 4NU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 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

3.5per place

1.0 above Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

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105 applications for 30 places · 14th of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 29 April 2025Ofsted'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
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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)

105 applications · 30 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 3.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 3.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 3.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 2.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 3.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 3.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 3.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 3.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 3.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 3.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 3.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 2.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 2.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Gloucestershire median in 12 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	30	105	3.5	29	0.97
Sep 2025	30	117	3.9	48	1.60
Sep 2024	30	110	3.7	41	1.37
Sep 2023	30	87	2.9	38	1.27
Sep 2022	30	106	3.5	42	1.40
Sep 2021	30	108	3.6	55	1.83
Sep 2020	30	96	3.2	35	1.17
Sep 2019	30	97	3.2	47	1.57
Sep 2018	30	103	3.4	47	1.57
Sep 2017	28	100	3.6	46	1.64
Sep 2016	30	107	3.6	43	1.43
Sep 2015	31	85	2.7	40	1.29
Sep 2014	30	62	2.1	32	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 71% · Maths 71% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%112th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	61%	10%	106	103
2023/24	80%	10%	108	106
2022/23	87%	27%	109	107

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

Castle Hill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Lift Brockworth
0.7 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Coopers Edge School
1.9 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Upton St Leonards Church of England Primary School
2.9 km · Gloucestershire

Outstanding2024

3.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Abbeymead Primary School
3.1 km · Gloucestershire

Outstanding2023

5.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Shurdington Church of England Primary School
3.2 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Dinglewell Junior School
3.2 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2024

78%met the SATs standard
Dinglewell Infant School
3.2 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place
Lift Hillview
3.3 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115569 · 916/2132
Capacity: 210 pupils · 211 on roll
Free school meals: 23.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Abbotswood Road, Brockworth, Gloucester, GL3 4NU
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Tewkesbury

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