Picklenash Junior School
Primary · Foundation school · Mixed · Gloucestershire
Ross Road, Newent, GL18 1BG
39
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 25/02/2025
Application demand
—
No council data
Attendance
93.5%
23.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
157
Capacity used
Has space65%
240 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Michelle Kelly
- Address
- Ross Road, Newent, GL18 1BG
- Phone
- 01531820589
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Newent & Taynton · Forest of Dean
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 115733
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 31% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 17% | — | — |
| SEN support | 24% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
157 pupils · 240 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
25 February 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 176 pupils
Attendance
93.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
23.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
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)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 39% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 8% | — | — |
| 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
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 29% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 2% | 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.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 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.