Voluntary controlled school · Gloucestershire

Littledean Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
69Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
115631URN

Church Street, Littledean, Cinderford, GL14 3NL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.3 below Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

20 applications for 9 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 30 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Inspection history

30 April 2024
Graded inspection: Requires improvement
9 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Gloucestershire median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

20 applications · 9 places offered · 9 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 2.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 2.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 3.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 4.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 2.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 1.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 2.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 3.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 2.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 3.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 3.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 3.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.3

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	9	20	2.2	9	1.00
Sep 2025	8	21	2.6	8	1.00
Sep 2024	11	29	2.6	10	0.91
Sep 2023	7	22	3.1	3	0.43
Sep 2022	5	24	4.8	5	1.00
Sep 2021	15	39	2.6	20	1.33
Sep 2020	15	28	1.9	15	1.00
Sep 2019	14	34	2.4	12	0.86
Sep 2018	14	43	3.1	16	1.14
Sep 2017	14	34	2.4	13	0.93
Sep 2016	16	57	3.6	14	0.88
Sep 2015	15	52	3.5	24	1.60
Sep 2014	15	54	3.6	16	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 70% · Maths 50% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%157th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard40%

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	50%	0%	110	103
2023/24	21%	0%	103	99
2022/23	44%	0%	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

Littledean Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Forest View Primary School
1.2 km · Gloucestershire

Standards maintained2024

1.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St White's Primary School
1.7 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Newnham St Peter's Church of England Primary School
2.2 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Soudley School
3.0 km · Gloucestershire

2026

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Steam Mills Primary School
3.6 km · Gloucestershire

2026

2.7applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Westbury-on-Severn Church of England Primary School
4.5 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

2.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Drybrook Primary School
4.8 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School
5.1 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 74%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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115631 · 916/3044
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 69 on roll
Free school meals: 26.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Church Street, Littledean, Cinderford, GL14 3NL
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Forest of Dean

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