Ruardean Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Ruardean, 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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Ruardean Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Ruardean, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 March 2023. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

Ruardean 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

Reception 2026 drew 7 first-choice applications for 7 offers, and every applicant, including every first-choice family, was offered a place.
There were 15.4 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.4 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire.
In 2024/25, 23% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire that have results.

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: School Road, Ruardean, GL17 9XQ
Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 76 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 25% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 15.4

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 28 March 2023

Strengths

“At Ruardean, the school’s Christian ethos of ‘love of learning, love of life and love of one another’ is embodied by all.”
“Pupils enjoy playing a part in leadership roles such as leading collective worship.”
“They perform plays that help pupils understand why the school’s values are important.”

To improve

“However, pupils’ writing in other subjects is not as strong.”
“However, for a small minority of pupils, individual support plans lack precision.”
“This impacts on their learning.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 May 2023 (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)	23%	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: 7 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 7 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.

Woodside Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Drybrook Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
Lydbrook Primary School 1.6 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
Steam Mills Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
English Bicknor Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Forest View Primary School 3.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
St White's Primary School 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published