Kingsholm Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Gloucestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2012–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Kingsholm Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Gloucester, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 25 February 2025. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
Kingsholm Church of England Primary 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
- In 2024/25, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 65 first-choice applications for 75 offers; 64 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- For Reception 2026 that came to 0.9 first choices per offer, the 50th lowest of 221 Gloucestershire primary schools.
- The free school meals figure is 31.1% of pupils, against a middle figure of 23.6% 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
- Guinea Street, Gloucester, GL1 3BN
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Gloucestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 605 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 25 February 2025
Strengths
- “Kingsholm is a school that welcomes and accepts everyone, regardless of background.”
- “Caring relationships exist between pupils and staff.”
- “Pupils trust adults in school to act on any concerns, including bullying, quickly and effectively.”
To improve
- “However, the school has not fully realised its high ambition across key stages 1 and 2.”
- “Some pupils have not achieved well enough by the end of Year 6.”
- “Still, many recent positive changes have not had time to fully impact some pupils’ learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 March 2025 (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) | 56% | 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: 65 first-preference applications, 75 offers in total, 64 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.
- Widden Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St James' Church of England Junior School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Longford Park Primary Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Elmbridge Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Longlevens Junior School 1.2 mi School remains Good
- Tredworth Infant and Nursery Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
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