Glebe Infants' School
Primary · Foundation school · Mixed · Gloucestershire
Glebe Way, Newent, GL18 1BL
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 15/01/2020
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.3%
26.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
132
Capacity used
Has space73%
180 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
31 of 31 families who put it first got an offer
31
Places offered
41
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 31 | 31 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 6 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 3 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 41 | 31 | 76% |
1st preference success by year
Gloucestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). 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
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Michelle Kelly
- Address
- Glebe Way, Newent, GL18 1BL
- Phone
- 01531820700
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Newent & Taynton · Forest of Dean
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 115741
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 22% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 21% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
132 pupils · 180 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
20 May 2025
Ungraded inspection
Some aspects not as strong - 20
15 January 2020
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 98 pupils
Attendance
92.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
7.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
26.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.0%
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.
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.