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Nailsworth Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled
Nympsfield Road, Nailsworth, STROUD GL6 0ET · nailsworthschool.org.uk · 01453 832382
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 76%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Gloucestershire 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Gloucestershire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 176
- 84% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 25.6%
- First language not English
- 4.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Gloucestershire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 19 families put the school first and 21 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 21 | 19 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 20 | 17 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 22 | 20 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
Results
In 2024/25, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 24% the higher standard. Across Gloucestershire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲76% | 62% | ||
| ▲24% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Nailsworth Church of England Primary School on 10 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 10 Dec 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Oct 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (62 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 62
- 33% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied