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Bream Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
High Street, Bream, Lydney GL15 6JW · breamcofeprimary.co.uk · 01594 562628
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 41%
- 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
- 186
- 89% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 35.5%
- First language not English
- 3.8%
- 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, 23 families put the school first and 26 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 | 26 | 23 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 21 | 18 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 28 | 19 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 25 | 15 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 41% 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 | |||
| ▼41% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 115659)
Ofsted
Bream Church of England Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 28 Nov 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: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 115659), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jan 2020Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115659)
- Mar 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
- Nov 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Nov 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115659)
Jan 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115659)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (19 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 19
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied