Brimscombe Church of England (VA) 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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Brimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary School is a primary school in Stroud, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 June 2022. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.

Brimscombe Church of England (VA) 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

In 2024/25, 60% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire.
In 2026 every applicant was offered a Reception place, whereas places ran out in both earlier years with a published outcome; the last distance swung sharply between some years.
Reception 2026 had 9 first-choice applications for 10 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
Free school meal eligibility stands at 12.2% of pupils, against a middle figure of 7.8% 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: Brimscombe Hill, Brimscombe, Stroud, GL5 2QR
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 115 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 12.2% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 21.8

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 28 June 2022

Strengths

“Leaders and staff are ambitious for pupils.”
“Their high expectations begin in the early years.”
“Pupils are polite and kind towards each other.”

To improve

“However, the essential knowledge and skills pupils need to remember are not broken down into small achievable steps in all subject curriculums.”
“Therefore, teachers do not know how to adapt the curriculum to meet the needs of all learners.”
“For example, the physical education curriculum does not set out the steps pupils need to practise and master before being able to bowl overarm.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 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)	60%	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: 9 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 9 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.

Minchinhampton Primary Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
Thrupp School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
Amberley Parochial School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Bussage Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
Gastrells Community Primary School 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
Chalford Hill Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Eastcombe Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published