Soudley School

Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Cinderford, 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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Soudley School is a primary school in Cinderford, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (community school). Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

Soudley 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, as at 132 of the 223 other Gloucestershire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
Places ran out (a last distance was published) in all 6 earlier Reception years with a published outcome, though every applicant was offered a place in 2026.
Reception 2026 had 3 first-choice applications for 4 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
2024/25: 50% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and 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: Soudley, Cinderford, GL14 2UA
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 44 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 18.2% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 19.1

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

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 20 January 2026

Strengths

“Pupils at Soudley enjoy their time here.”
“From the moment they join the school in the early years, they love coming to school.”
“They feel welcome, safe and show a strong sense of belonging.”

To improve

“There are times when teaching does not correct errors in writing or address gaps in pupils' knowledge.”
“However, their knowledge of some aspects of the PSHE and relationships curriculum is not yet as embedded as leaders intend.”
“For example, pupils' recall of previous learning about relationships and other cultures is not secure.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	50%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 3 first-preference applications, 4 offers in total, 3 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.

St White's Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
Littledean Church of England Primary School 1.9 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
Newnham St Peter's Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Forest View Primary School 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Blakeney Primary School 2.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
Yorkley Primary School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
Parkend Primary School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
Pillowell Community Primary School 3.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published