Voluntary controlled school · Gloucestershire

Kingsholm Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
605Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
115607URN

Guinea Street, Gloucester, GL1 3BN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 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

1.4per place

1.1 below Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

106 applications for 75 places · 137th of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 25 February 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		Requires improvement
Personal development		Requires improvement
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

1.4applications per place, Reception

1.1 below Gloucestershire median (2.5) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

106 applications · 75 places offered · 65 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 2.0; 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 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 1.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 1.4; 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	75	106	1.4	65	0.87
Sep 2025	86	141	1.6	81	0.94
Sep 2024	81	160	2.0	73	0.90
Sep 2023	81	127	1.6	73	0.90
Sep 2022	80	136	1.7	73	0.91
Sep 2021	89	154	1.7	84	0.94
Sep 2020	86	127	1.5	76	0.88
Sep 2019	70	113	1.6	66	0.94
Sep 2018	89	138	1.6	78	0.88
Sep 2017	88	131	1.5	80	0.91
Sep 2016	90	164	1.8	91	1.01
Sep 2015	81	113	1.4	72	0.89
Sep 2014	80	111	1.4	67	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 63% · Maths 62% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%137th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	56%	12%	104	102
2023/24	38%	1%	102	103
2022/23	72%	10%	107	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

Kingsholm Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Widden Primary School
1.0 km · Gloucestershire

Requires improvement2022

1.9applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St James' Church of England Junior School
1.5 km · Gloucestershire

Requires improvement2021

57%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

2.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Longford Park Primary Academy
1.7 km · Gloucestershire

2026

3.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Elmbridge Primary School
1.9 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good · improving2023

2.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Longlevens Junior School
1.9 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2024

60%met the SATs standard
Tredworth Infant and Nursery Academy
2.0 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.7applications per place

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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115607 · 916/3010
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 630 pupils · 605 on roll
Free school meals: 31.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Guinea Street, Gloucester, GL1 3BN
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Gloucester

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