Voluntary controlled school · Gloucestershire

Upton St Leonards Church of England Primary School

5–11Ages
420Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
115658URN

Bondend Road, Upton St Leonards, Gloucester, GL4 8ED · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.6per place

1.1 above Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

213 applications for 60 places · 13th of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%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 · 25 June 2024Ofsted'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

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

3.6applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Gloucestershire median (2.5) 1.4 above England median (2.2)

213 applications · 60 places offered · 78 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 3.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 3.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 3.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 3.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 2.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 2.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 3.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 3.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 3.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 3.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 2.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 2.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Gloucestershire median in 12 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	213	3.6	78	1.30
Sep 2025	59	201	3.4	73	1.24
Sep 2024	60	184	3.1	59	0.98
Sep 2023	60	193	3.2	76	1.27
Sep 2022	58	193	3.3	70	1.21
Sep 2021	60	174	2.9	62	1.03
Sep 2020	59	171	2.9	56	0.95
Sep 2019	59	203	3.4	71	1.20
Sep 2018	60	184	3.1	62	1.03
Sep 2017	60	196	3.3	67	1.12
Sep 2016	60	199	3.3	69	1.15
Sep 2015	60	170	2.8	49	0.82
Sep 2014	59	133	2.3	40	0.68

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 83% · Maths 98% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%29th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard98%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard52%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	78%	18%	108	109
2023/24	66%	7%	106	106
2022/23	70%	10%	106	106

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

Upton St Leonards Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

3.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Coopers Edge School
1.3 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Abbeymead Primary School
1.3 km · Gloucestershire

Outstanding2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Hillside Primary School
1.5 km · Gloucestershire

Good2022

1.8applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Dinglewell Junior School
2.2 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2024

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

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place
Coney Hill Community Primary School
2.6 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

3.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Finlay Community School
2.8 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

2.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115658 · 916/3077
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 420 on roll
Free school meals: 11.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Bondend Road, Upton St Leonards, Gloucester, GL4 8ED
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Stroud

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