Community school · Gloucestershire

Abbeymead Primary School

4–11Ages
421Pupils
PrimaryPhase
115601URN

Mead Road, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5YS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.2per place

2.7 above Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

310 applications for 60 places · 3rd 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

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 14 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

14 November 2023
Graded inspection: Outstanding
18 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

5.2applications per place, Reception

2.7 above Gloucestershire median (2.5) 3.0 above England median (2.2)

310 applications · 60 places offered · 89 named it first

2026 5.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 4.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 3.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 3.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 4.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 3.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 4.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 4.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 4.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 4.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 2.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 4.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 4.2; 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	60	310	5.2	89	1.48
Sep 2025	60	256	4.3	74	1.23
Sep 2024	60	232	3.9	89	1.48
Sep 2023	60	236	3.9	64	1.07
Sep 2022	59	243	4.1	61	1.03
Sep 2021	60	209	3.5	51	0.85
Sep 2020	60	239	4.0	63	1.05
Sep 2019	60	258	4.3	65	1.08
Sep 2018	60	244	4.1	59	0.98
Sep 2017	60	257	4.3	67	1.12
Sep 2016	89	252	2.8	51	0.57
Sep 2015	60	254	4.2	50	0.83
Sep 2014	60	254	4.2	75	1.25

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 78% · Maths 68% → 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 standard80%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	61%	8%	106	103
2023/24	56%	8%	109	104
2022/23	57%	8%	106	104

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

Abbeymead Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

5.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Heron Primary School
0.9 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Dinglewell Junior School
0.9 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2024

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

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place
Coopers Edge School
1.2 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

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

Outstanding2024

3.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Coney Hill Community Primary School
1.5 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

3.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Hillside Primary School
1.6 km · Gloucestershire

Good2022

1.8applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Lift Hillview
1.7 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115601 · 916/2172
Capacity: 420 pupils · 421 on roll
Free school meals: 12.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Mead Road, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5YS
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Gloucester

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