Community school · Gloucestershire

Kingsway Primary School

2–11Ages
444Pupils
PrimaryPhase
135353URN

Valley Gardens, Kingsway, Gloucester, GL2 2AR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.6 below Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

112 applications for 59 places · 94th of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 9 June 2026Published 1 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

9 June 2026
Report card · 4 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard
15 February 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Gloucestershire median (2.5) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

112 applications · 59 places offered · 59 named it first

2026 1.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 2.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 1.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 1.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 1.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 2.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 2.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 2.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 2.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Gloucestershire median in 0 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	59	112	1.9	59	1.00
Sep 2025	46	90	2.0	46	1.00
Sep 2024	59	99	1.7	59	1.00
Sep 2023	60	112	1.9	62	1.03
Sep 2022	48	92	1.9	48	1.00
Sep 2021	60	94	1.6	58	0.97
Sep 2020	59	110	1.9	53	0.90
Sep 2019	59	99	1.7	46	0.78
Sep 2018	59	126	2.1	70	1.19
Sep 2017	60	133	2.2	65	1.08
Sep 2016	60	138	2.3	65	1.08
Sep 2015	60	121	2.0	52	0.87
Sep 2014	60	103	1.7	51	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 80% · Maths 80% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%57th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	72%	12%	107	106
2023/24	74%	12%	107	105
2022/23	66%	19%	105	105

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

Kingsway Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Waterwells Primary Academy
0.4 km · Gloucestershire

Good2022

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Harewood Infant School
0.9 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place
Harewood Junior School
0.9 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2024

81%met the SATs standard
Field Court Junior School
1.0 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

71%met the SATs standard
Field Court Church of England Infant Academy
1.1 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

2.4applications per place
Beech Green Primary School
1.1 km · Gloucestershire

Requires improvement2024

3.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Willow Primary Academy
1.4 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

1.4applications per place 18%met the SATs standard
Meadowside Primary School
1.4 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 45%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 135353 · 916/3373
Capacity: 420 pupils · 444 on roll
Free school meals: 26.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2008
Address: Valley Gardens, Kingsway, Gloucester, GL2 2AR
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Gloucester

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