1
Powell's Church of England Primary School
Cirencester • Gloucestershire • GL7 2DJ
1
10 Sep 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Gloucestershire
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the county of Gloucestershire. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
246
Outstanding
18
Good
187
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 8% · G: 81% · RI: 11% · I: 1%
2
Upton St Leonards Church of England Primary School
Gloucester • Gloucestershire • GL4 8ED
1
9 Sep 2024
3
Northway Infant School
Tewkesbury • Gloucestershire • GL20 8PT
1
23 Apr 2024
4
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Cheltenham • Gloucestershire • GL50 2NR
1
23 Jan 2024
5
Abbeymead Primary School
Gloucester • Gloucestershire • GL4 5YS
1
17 Dec 2023
6
Fairford Church of England Primary School
Fairford • Gloucestershire • GL7 4JQ
1
11 Mar 2019
7
Deerhurst and Apperley Church of England Primary School
Gloucester • Gloucestershire • GL19 4DQ
1
26 Feb 2018
8
Almondsbury Church of England Primary School
Almondsbury • Gloucestershire • BS32 4DS
1
4 Sep 2017
9
Gloucester Road Primary School
Cheltenham • Gloucestershire • GL51 8PB
1
28 Jul 2017
10
Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School
Stroud • Gloucestershire • GL5 5PD
1
2 May 2017
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Charfield Primary School 1 • Sep 2015
- Staunton and Corse Church of England Primary School 1 • Mar 2015
- Cold Aston Church of England Primary School 1 • Feb 2015
- Castle Hill Primary School 1 • Jan 2015
- Ampney Crucis Church of England Primary School 1 • Jan 2015
- Field Court Junior School 1 • Oct 2014
- Randwick Church of England Primary School 1 • Jun 2014
- Kingsholm Church of England Primary School 1 • Jun 2013
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School 2 • Sep 2024
- Sapperton Church of England Primary School 2 • Sep 2024