Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Free schools · Ages 2–11 · Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
5.01 miles
Published by Gloucestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2017–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school in Gloucester, Gloucestershire for ages 2–11 (free schools). Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Clearwater Church of England 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 | 5.01 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 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 1 earlier figure.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 5.01 miles, 4th longest of 88 Gloucestershire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 1.56 miles.
- The Reception distance has swung sharply, most of all between 2024 and 2025; the 2026 figure was nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2023.
- For Reception 2026 there were 53 first-choice applications for 60 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 7 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 20% 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
- Clearwater Drive, Quedgeley, Gloucester, GL2 4GH
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Gloucestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 332 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 12 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils feel safe and are happy.”
- “They behave wonderfully and enjoy their school day whether learning in the classroom or playing together.”
- “Pupils know what is expected of them.”
To improve
- “However, at times, some teaching activities across the curriculum are not as precisely matched to pupils’ needs as they could be.”
- “This means that a small proportion of pupils do not consistently build on their prior knowledge and skills as securely as they could.”
- “Historically, a small proportion of disadvantaged pupils had lower attendance than their peers.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 2026 (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) | 67% | 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: 53 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 53 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.
- Beech Green Primary School 0.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Field Court Church of England Infant Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Field Court Junior School 0.6 mi Not judged
- Meadowside Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hardwicke Parochial Primary Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsway Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Harewood Infant School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Harewood Junior School 1.3 mi School remains Good
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