The British School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 4–11 · Wotton-under-Edge, 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 🔒
The British School is a primary school in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 8 May 2025. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
The British 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 6 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026; in 2017, the other year with a published outcome, places ran out.
- There were 22 first-choice applications for 22 Reception offers in 2026, and every first-choice family was offered a place; the published admission number for Reception 2027 is 30 places.
- There are 21.4 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 18.5 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire.
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%); 14% 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
- Wortley Road, The British School, Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 7JU
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Gloucestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 177 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 8 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils come to school happy and eager to learn.”
- “In history, for instance, they enjoy learning about the Egyptians, Victorians and local historic figures.”
- “Pupils receive a highquality education and achieve well as a result.”
To improve
- “However, some children in Reception Year do not develop their language sufficiently.”
- “This is because teaching sometimes does not focus sharply enough on building children’s vocabulary.”
- “In a few subjects, however, teaching lacks the subject expertise to deepen pupils’ understanding.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 June 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) | 50% | 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: 22 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 22 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.
- Blue Coat CofE Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingswood Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Hillesley Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- North Nibley CofE Primary School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dursley Church of England Primary Academy 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Leighterton Primary School 3.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Uley Church of England Primary School 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Cam Everlands Primary School 4.2 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
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