Voluntary controlled school · Gloucestershire

Nailsworth Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
176Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
115637URN

Nympsfield Road, Nailsworth, STROUD, GL6 0ET · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 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

1.0 below Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

30 applications for 21 places · 134th of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 10 December 2024Ofsted'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	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

10 December 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
19 October 2023
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

1.4applications per place, Reception

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

30 applications · 21 places offered · 19 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 1.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 2.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 2.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 1.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 1.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Gloucestershire median in 1 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	21	30	1.4	19	0.90
Sep 2025	21	28	1.3	20	0.95
Sep 2024	20	41	2.1	17	0.85
Sep 2023	22	36	1.6	20	0.91
Sep 2022	30	45	1.5	32	1.07
Sep 2021	30	69	2.3	44	1.47
Sep 2020	30	48	1.6	29	0.97
Sep 2019	30	45	1.5	30	1.00
Sep 2018	26	44	1.7	25	0.96
Sep 2017	27	33	1.2	25	0.93
Sep 2016	30	49	1.6	26	0.87
Sep 2015	28	41	1.5	27	0.96
Sep 2014	30	38	1.3	25	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 93% · Maths 79% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%41st of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth34%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	76%	24%	107	105
2023/24	69%	14%	107	107
2022/23	57%	17%	105	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

Nailsworth Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Amberley Parochial School
1.7 km · Gloucestershire

2026

3.2applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Horsley Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Gloucestershire

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School
2.6 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Outstanding2023

4.0applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Minchinhampton Primary Academy
3.4 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Gastrells Community Primary School
3.6 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Brimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary School
3.7 km · Gloucestershire

Good2022

3.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
3.9 km · Gloucestershire

Not yet inspected

2.1applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Thrupp School
4.1 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 55%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: 115637 · 916/3052
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 176 on roll
Free school meals: 25.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Nympsfield Road, Nailsworth, STROUD, GL6 0ET
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Stroud

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