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Castle Hill Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Gloucestershire

Abbotswood Road, Gloucester, GL3 4NU

Website 01452863380

80

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 29/04/2025

Application demand

60%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

95.8%

6.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

211

Capacity used

Over capacity

100%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

60%

1st preference success rate

29 of 48 families who put it first got an offer

30

Places offered

117

Total applications

3.9

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference4829● 60%
2nd preference270● 0%
3rd preference221● 5%
Later preferences (4th–5th)200● 0%
Total1173026%

1st preference success by year

83%
2020
55%
2021
67%
2022
79%
2023
73%
2024
60%
2025

Gloucestershire lets families list 5 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Karen Ettrick
Address
Abbotswood Road, Brockworth, Gloucester, GL3 4NU
Phone
01452863380
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Ward / constituency
Brockworth West · North Cotswolds
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
115569

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals24%——
English as additional language6%——
SEN support13%——
48% boys (101)52% girls (110)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

211 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    29 April 2025

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 184 pupils

Attendance

95.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

6.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.5%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

10%
20/21
10%
21/22
13%
22/23
14%
23/24
6%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths80%——
Higher standard10%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard61%
-1% vs England
Higher standard10%
+2% vs England

Reading

Expected standard84%
+9% vs England
Higher standard29%
-4% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard71%
-1% vs England
Greater depth19%
+6% vs England

Maths

Expected standard71%
-3% vs England
Higher standard13%
-13% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard61%
-12% vs England
Higher standard19%
-11% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Science

Expected standard90%
+8% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

792019872023802024612025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)61%61%
Higher standard10%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Gloucestershire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.