Academy sponsor led · Gloucestershire

Drybrook Primary School

2–11Ages
147Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147895URN

Drybrook Road, Drybrook, GL17 9JF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.4 above Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

37 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Gloucestershire median (2.5) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

37 applications · 13 places offered · 13 named it first

2026 2.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 1.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 1.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 1.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 1.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2019 1.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2017 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Gloucestershire median in 1 of 6 years.

This school
Gloucestershire median

Dashed bars: as Drybrook Primary School (URN 115518), 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	13	37	2.9	13	1.00
Sep 2025	17	32	1.9	17	1.00
Sep 2024	14	27	1.9	14	1.00
Sep 2023	15	22	1.5	15	1.00
Sep 2022	18	28	1.6	16	0.89
Sep 2021	12	23	1.9	10	0.83
Sep 2020 *	12	16	1.3	11	0.92
Sep 2019 *	16	21	1.3	14	0.88
Sep 2018 *	15	27	1.8	13	0.87
Sep 2017 *	16	24	1.5	14	0.88
Sep 2016 *	18	30	1.7	17	0.94
Sep 2015 *	17	41	2.4	15	0.88
Sep 2014 *	20	36	1.8	14	0.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 69% · Maths 81% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%137th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard13%

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	56%	0%	104	104
2023/24	58%	5%	104	104
2022/23	57%	5%	107	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

Drybrook Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Steam Mills Primary School
1.4 km · Gloucestershire

2026

2.7applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Woodside Primary School
2.1 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School
2.1 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Ruardean Church of England Primary School
2.5 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Forest View Primary School
3.5 km · Gloucestershire

Standards maintained2024

1.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St White's Primary School
4.6 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Lydbrook Primary School
4.6 km · Gloucestershire

Some aspects not as strong2024

1.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Hope Brook CofE Primary School
4.7 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2021

2.1applications per place 67%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: 147895 · 916/2093
Trust: Forest of Dean Trust
Capacity: 140 pupils · 147 on roll
Free school meals: 34.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2020
Replaced: Drybrook Primary School (URN 115518)
Address: Drybrook Road, Drybrook, GL17 9JF
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Forest of Dean

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