Free schools · Gloucestershire

Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy

2–11Ages
332Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
143712URN

Clearwater Drive, Quedgeley, Gloucester, GL2 4GH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.2 below Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

134 applications for 60 places · 76th of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2018

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%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 12 May 2026Published 18 June 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		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

12 May 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
2 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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

134 applications · 60 places offered · 53 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 2.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 2.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 2.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 2.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 2.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 3.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 1.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 2.2; 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	60	134	2.2	53	0.88
Sep 2025	60	133	2.2	60	1.00
Sep 2024	60	158	2.6	59	0.98
Sep 2023	60	144	2.4	58	0.97
Sep 2022	35	96	2.7	34	0.97
Sep 2021	43	95	2.2	42	0.98
Sep 2020	22	69	3.1	20	0.91
Sep 2019	19	25	1.3	6	0.32
Sep 2018	13	29	2.2	5	0.38

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 80% · Maths 73% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%86th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	67%	20%	107	104
2023/24	50%	7%	101	102
2022/23

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

Clearwater Church of England Primary AcademyThis school
This school

2026

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Beech Green Primary School
0.7 km · Gloucestershire

Requires improvement2024

3.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Field Court Church of England Infant Academy
0.9 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

2.4applications per place
Field Court Junior School
0.9 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

71%met the SATs standard
Meadowside Primary School
1.0 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Hardwicke Parochial Primary Academy
1.4 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Kingsway Primary School
1.8 km · Gloucestershire

2026

1.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Harewood Infant School
2.1 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place
Harewood Junior School
2.1 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2024

81%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: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143712 · 916/2036
Trust: The Diocese of Gloucester Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 464 pupils · 332 on roll
Free school meals: 7.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2017
Address: Clearwater Drive, Quedgeley, Gloucester, GL2 4GH
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Gloucester

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