Whitminster Endowed 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 🔒
Whitminster Endowed Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Gloucester, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 May 2022. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
Whitminster Endowed 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
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out (a last distance was published) in all 7 earlier years.
- For Reception 2026, 12 first-choice applications for 14 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 69% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- 2024/25 reading, writing and maths results ranked 3rd highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 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 Lane, Whitminster, Gloucester, GL2 7PJ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Gloucestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 99 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 18 May 2022
Strengths
- “Whitminster Church of England Endowed Primary School has a warm and caring ethos.”
- “Values such as perseverance and kindness are at the centre of school life.”
- “Pupils respond well to this and like to look after each other.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, the curriculum is not thought out as well.”
- “However, this is sometimes not the case.”
- “When staff give too much or too little help, pupils do not develop their reading as quickly as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 July 2022 (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) | 69% | 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: 12 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 12 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.
- Lakefield CofE Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Eastington Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Great Oldbury Primary Academy 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Longney Church of England Primary Academy 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Park Junior School 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Stonehouse Park Infant School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Haresfield Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hardwicke Parochial Primary Academy 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
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