Bussage Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Stroud, 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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Bussage Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Stroud, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 19 October 2022. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.

Bussage 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

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

Reception 2026 had 27 first-choice applications for 27 offers, and every applicant was offered a place; in 2025, places had run out.
23.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.8 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire.
In 2024/25, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 19% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

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: The Ridgeway, Bussage, Stroud, GL6 8FW
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 192 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 7.8% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 23.2

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

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 19 October 2022

Strengths

“Children, parents and carers and staff all love this school.”
“They are proud of its values of ‘wisdom, hope, community and dignity’, which make the school feel like a family.”
“Pupils know about bullying and are confident that if it happens, the teachers will deal with it.”

To improve

“However, pupils do not always encounter a wide enough range of books over their time in school.”
“Even so, sometimes this does not support pupils as effectively as it could.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 December 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: 27 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 27 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.

Eastcombe Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
Chalford Hill Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Oakridge Parochial School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Brimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
Bisley Blue Coat Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
Thrupp School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
Minchinhampton Primary Academy 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
Stroud Valley Community Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published