Academy sponsor led · Gloucestershire

St Matthew's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
195Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
147360URN

Church Road, Cainscross, Stroud, GL5 4JE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.4 above Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

51 applications for 18 places · 37th of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%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 · 26 September 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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Gloucestershire median (2.5) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

51 applications · 18 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 2.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 2.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 2.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 2.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 2.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 1.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 2.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 2.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2017 2.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 4.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 2.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.3; as the previous school

This school
Gloucestershire median

Dashed bars: as St Matthew's Church of England Primary School (URN 115699), the previous school.

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	18	51	2.8	15	0.83
Sep 2025	26	60	2.3	24	0.92
Sep 2024	15	40	2.7	13	0.87
Sep 2023	17	46	2.7	17	1.00
Sep 2022	18	39	2.2	14	0.78
Sep 2021	25	53	2.1	25	1.00
Sep 2020	24	45	1.9	24	1.00
Sep 2019 *	30	63	2.1	23	0.77
Sep 2018 *	30	81	2.7	37	1.23
Sep 2017 *	30	83	2.8	40	1.33
Sep 2016 *	30	119	4.0	52	1.73
Sep 2015 *	30	71	2.4	28	0.93
Sep 2014 *	30	79	2.6	30	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 77% · Maths 81% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%46th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard55%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	74%	10%	107	105
2023/24	60%	0%	106	101
2022/23	56%	3%	105	101

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

St Matthew's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Foxmoor Primary School
0.6 km · Gloucestershire

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Cashes Green Primary School
0.8 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Lift Callowell
1.4 km · Gloucestershire

Special measures 2026

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Rodborough Community Primary School
1.4 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
The Rosary Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

2.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Randwick Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Gastrells Community Primary School
1.9 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Whiteshill Primary School
2.2 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 50%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147360 · 916/2088
Trust: The Diocese of Gloucester Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 195 on roll
Free school meals: 19.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2019
Replaced: St Matthew's Church of England Primary School (URN 115699)
Address: Church Road, Cainscross, Stroud, GL5 4JE
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Stroud

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