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Picklenash Junior School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Foundation school
Ross Road, Newent GL18 1BG · 01531 820589
On the mapSearch near GL18 1BG
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 29%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Gloucestershire 60%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 157
- 65% of 240 places
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Free school meals
- 31.2%
- First language not English
- 21.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 29% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% 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 | |||
| ▼29% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼98 | 106 | ||
| ▼96 | 105 | ||
| ▼98 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Picklenash Junior School on 25 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 25 Feb 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
- Jan 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Jun 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Feb 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
55% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (29 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 55%
- Replies
- 29
- 18% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 93% who raised concerns
based on the 52% who had a child bullied