Community school · Gloucestershire

Gastrells Community Primary School

4–11Ages
172Pupils
PrimaryPhase
115573URN

Kingscourt Lane, Stroud, GL5 3PS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 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

2.7per place

close to Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

40 applications for 15 places · 49th of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

46%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 17 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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

2.7applications per place, Reception

close to Gloucestershire median (2.5) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

40 applications · 15 places offered · 15 named it first

2026 2.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 3.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 2.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 3.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 3.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 2.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 3.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 3.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 3.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 3.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 2.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 2.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 2.9; 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	15	40	2.7	15	1.00
Sep 2025	24	82	3.4	27	1.13
Sep 2024	24	70	2.9	24	1.00
Sep 2023	25	83	3.3	28	1.12
Sep 2022	25	80	3.2	18	0.72
Sep 2021	21	51	2.4	21	1.00
Sep 2020	14	43	3.1	13	0.93
Sep 2019	12	42	3.5	11	0.92
Sep 2018	20	64	3.2	17	0.85
Sep 2017	13	51	3.9	12	0.92
Sep 2016	24	59	2.5	17	0.71
Sep 2015	18	49	2.7	14	0.78
Sep 2014	25	72	2.9	29	1.16

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 54% · Maths 63% → all three 46% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard46%169th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard54%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	46%	13%	104	104
2023/24	48%	13%	105	105
2022/23	48%	4%	108	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

Gastrells Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School
1.0 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Outstanding2023

4.0applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Rodborough Community Primary School
1.2 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Stroud Valley Community Primary School
1.7 km · Gloucestershire

Good2022

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

Good2024

2.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
1.9 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

2.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Thrupp School
1.9 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Foxmoor Primary School
2.4 km · Gloucestershire

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Amberley Parochial School
2.4 km · Gloucestershire

2026

3.2applications per place 87%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: 115573 · 916/2137
Capacity: 177 pupils · 172 on roll
Free school meals: 5.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Kingscourt Lane, Stroud, GL5 3PS
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Stroud

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