Dinglewell 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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Dinglewell 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 4 July 2023. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

Dinglewell 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 Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, whereas places ran out in all 7 earlier years with a published outcome.
Reception 2026 drew 63 first-choice applications for 74 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 11 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
4.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 16.2% 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: Dinglewell, Hucclecote, Gloucester, GL3 3HS
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 5–7
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 226 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 4.9% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 20.7

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

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 4 July 2023

Strengths

“Pupils are proud to attend Dinglewell Infant School.”
“They are happy, safe and enjoy their learning.”
“Pupils understand the importance of practice in mastering a new skill and remembering new knowledge.”

To improve

“However, sometimes, pupils do not comprehend some of the vocabulary they are reading.”
“Most staff check pupils’ understanding and explain new words, but this is not consistent.”
“However, some curriculums do not identify when subject-specific vocabulary should be taught.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 63 first-preference applications, 74 offers in total, 63 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.

Dinglewell Junior School 0.0 mi School remains Good
Lift Hillview 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Abbeymead Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Barnwood Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
Coney Hill Community Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
Heron Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
Coopers Edge School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
Elmbridge Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published