Voluntary aided school · Gloucestershire

Barnwood Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
177Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
115714URN

Colin Road, Barnwood, Gloucester, GL4 3JP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.6per place

1.2 above Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

69 applications for 19 places · 10th 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: Good · 5 December 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

3.6applications per place, Reception

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

69 applications · 19 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 4.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 4.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 4.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 4.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 4.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 3.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 3.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 3.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 3.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 4.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 3.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 3.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Gloucestershire median in 13 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	19	69	3.6	15	0.79
Sep 2025	22	92	4.2	17	0.77
Sep 2024	14	58	4.1	13	0.93
Sep 2023	16	66	4.1	15	0.94
Sep 2022	16	65	4.1	13	0.81
Sep 2021	12	52	4.3	10	0.83
Sep 2020	29	91	3.1	24	0.83
Sep 2019	29	87	3.0	25	0.86
Sep 2018	30	113	3.8	28	0.93
Sep 2017	29	107	3.7	24	0.83
Sep 2016	30	138	4.6	23	0.77
Sep 2015	30	115	3.8	33	1.10
Sep 2014	30	98	3.3	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 84% · Maths 88% → 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 standard88%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard53%

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%	22%	109	109
2023/24	48%	13%	103	102
2022/23	68%	16%	107	107

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

Barnwood Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Elmbridge Primary School
0.8 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good · improving2023

2.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Coney Hill Community Primary School
1.0 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

3.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Dinglewell Junior School
1.2 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2024

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

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place
Lift Hillview
1.3 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Longlevens Infant School
1.6 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place
Longlevens Junior School
1.6 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2024

60%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115714 · 916/3365
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 177 on roll
Free school meals: 17.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Colin Road, Barnwood, Gloucester, GL4 3JP
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Gloucester

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