Highnam CofE Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.27 miles

Published by Gloucestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Highnam CofE Primary Academy is a primary school in Gloucester, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 March 2023. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

Highnam CofE Primary Academy 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	0.27 mi
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

For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.27 miles away, the 3rd shortest of 88 Gloucestershire primary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 1.56 miles.
The Reception 2026 last distance was nearer the school than in 2012, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 10 years with a published distance.
For Reception 2026 there were 39 first-choice applications for 29 offers: 28 offers went to first-choice families, so 11 first-choice families (28%) were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and 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: Wetherleigh Drive, Highnam, Gloucester, GL2 8LW
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 206 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 8.7% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 19

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 13 March 2023

Strengths

“‘An amazing school’ is a view shared by many parents, and shows what it is like to be a pupil at Highnam.”
“Pupils flourish at this school and are proud to be part of it.”
“The school vision, ‘Inspiring Everyone to Shine’, is lived out through the exceptional personal development of pupils.”

To improve

“However, some foundation subjects are not yet embedded as effectively as others.”
“Where this is the case, teachers do not build on what pupils already know and can do.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 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)	68%	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: 39 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 28 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.

Hempsted Church of England Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
Kingsholm Church of England Primary School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
Tibberton Community Primary School and Early Years 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St Paul's Church of England Primary School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
Churcham Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
Hartpury Church of England Primary School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
Longford Park Primary Academy 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Widden Primary School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published