Voluntary controlled school · Gloucestershire

Ruardean Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
76Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
115647URN

School Road, Ruardean, GL17 9XQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.5 below Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

14 applications for 7 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

23%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

14 applications · 7 places offered · 7 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 2.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 4.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 1.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 2.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 1.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 2.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 3.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 1.9; 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	7	14	2.0	7	1.00
Sep 2025	11	26	2.4	11	1.00
Sep 2024	3	12	4.0	3	1.00
Sep 2023	12	20	1.7	11	0.92
Sep 2022	14	27	1.9	15	1.07
Sep 2021	6	16	2.7	4	0.67
Sep 2020	14	20	1.4	14	1.00
Sep 2019	13	19	1.5	13	1.00
Sep 2018	13	31	2.4	12	0.92
Sep 2017	9	14	1.6	9	1.00
Sep 2016	14	23	1.6	14	1.00
Sep 2015	5	19	3.8	5	1.00
Sep 2014	10	19	1.9	10	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 38% · Writing 31% · Maths 38% → all three 23% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard23%204th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard38%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard31%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard38%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	23%	0%	102	100
2023/24	21%	0%	103	97
2022/23	42%	0%	100	98

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

Ruardean Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Woodside Primary School
1.2 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Drybrook Primary School
2.5 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Lydbrook Primary School
2.6 km · Gloucestershire

Some aspects not as strong2024

1.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Steam Mills Primary School
3.0 km · Gloucestershire

2026

2.7applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
English Bicknor Church of England Primary School
4.2 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

2.5applications per place
Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School
4.4 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Walford Nursery & Primary School
4.5 km · Herefordshire, County of

Outstanding2024

1.9applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Goodrich CofE Primary School
4.9 km · Herefordshire, County of

Not yet inspected

2.1applications per place 75%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: 115647 · 916/3065
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 76 on roll
Free school meals: 25.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: School Road, Ruardean, GL17 9XQ
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Forest of Dean

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