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Ruardean Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled
School Road, Ruardean GL17 9XQ · ruardeancofeprimaryschool.com · 01594 542461
On the mapSearch near GL17 9XQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 23%
- 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
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 76
- 72% of 105 places
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 25%
- First language not English
- 0%
- 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, 7 families put the school first and 7 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 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 12 | 11 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 14 | 15 | 1.1▲ | 93% |
Results
In 2024/25, 23% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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 | |||
| ▼23% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼96 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ruardean Church of England Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 28 Mar 2023
- 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: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jul 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (16 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 16
- 19% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied