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Minchinhampton Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
School Road, Minchinhampton, Stroud GL6 9BP · minchacademy.net · 01453 883273
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Gloucestershire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 260
- 87% of 300 places
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.9%
- First language not English
- 1.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 26 families put the school first and 27 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 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 19 | 17 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 38 | 36 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% 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 | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Minchinhampton Primary Academy on 13 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 13 May 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Oct 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 115747), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective May 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115747)
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (95 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 95
- 33% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 36 parents (38%) with SEND