Harewood Infant School

Primary · Community school · Ages 5–7 · Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Gloucestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Harewood Infant School is a primary school in Gloucester, Gloucestershire for ages 5–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 April 2024. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

Harewood Infant School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2019	🔒 With a pass

And 7 earlier figures.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but a last distance was published in all 6 earlier years, so places ran out in each of them.
In 2026 there were 71 first-choice applications for 80 Reception offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 9 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
15.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 26.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Gloucestershire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Harewood Close, Tuffley, Gloucester, GL4 0SS
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 5–7
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 227 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 15.9% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 22.7

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 18 April 2024

Strengths

“Pupils love coming to this inclusive school.”
“The school cares deeply for the pupils’ wellbeing.”
“It is a place where they are nurtured to be confident learners.”

To improve

“Nonetheless, the school is aware that in some subjects, pupils do not get as many opportunities to develop and practise their writing as they do in English.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 71 first-preference applications, 80 offers in total, 71 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Gloucestershire.

Harewood Junior School 0.0 mi School remains Good
Grange Primary Academy 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
Kingsway Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Willow Primary Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
Waterwells Primary Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
Meadowside Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
Beech Green Primary School 0.9 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
Field Court Junior School 1.0 mi Not judged