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Northway Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–7 · Academy
Virginia Road, Northway, Tewkesbury GL20 8PT · northwayinfants.co.uk · 01684 293447
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Last distance offered
- 1.83 mi
- 2.95 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Named · Gloucestershire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 89
- 49% of 180 places
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 18%
- First language not English
- 7.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Named” went to a home 1.83 mi (2.95 km) from the school. Source: Gloucestershire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 93% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 30 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 26 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 36 | 34 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Named | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.83 mi2.95 km | |
Ofsted
Northway Infant School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 12 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 12 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115563)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2011
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 115563), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Oct 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115563)
Feb 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115563)