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Dinglewell Infant School

Primary · Community school · Gloucester, GL3 3HS

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Dinglewell Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 26 Nov 2013

Ofsted rating
Good
Leadership and management
Good

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages5 to 7
Pupils226
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Jemma Southgate
Local authorityGloucestershire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 115499.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census. School places come from the DfE capacity survey and do not include nursery, so unfilled places compare them with pupils outside nursery.

MeasureThis school
Pupils226
Girls104
Boys122
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.4.9%
First language not English4.9%
School places2024/25270
Unfilled places16.3%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.28
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.10
Average class size24.8

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
84.1%
Other White
3.1%
Other mixed
2.2%
Indian
2.2%
White and Black Caribbean
1.8%
White and Asian
1.8%
African
1.8%
Gypsy/Roma
0.4%
White and Black African
0.4%
Pakistani
0.4%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher20.7
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.12.6
Teachers (FTE)10.9
Teaching assistants (FTE)6.59
Support staff (FTE)10.12
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2511.2
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/259.9
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251.4

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.74
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.203
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.63
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.63
Applications from another local authority (Reception)1

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolGloucestershireEngland
Overall absence4.1%, better than England, better than Gloucestershire4.9%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.6.1%, better than England, better than Gloucestershire11.8%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.1.2%, similar to England, similar to Gloucestershire1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Dinglewell Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.0 miPrimaryDinglewell Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.5 miPrimaryLift HillviewAcademy converter
Unrated
0.6 miPrimaryAbbeymead Primary SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding
0.6 miSecondaryBarnwood Park SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miPrimaryBarnwood Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.9 miPrimaryConey Hill Community Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miPrimaryHeron Primary SchoolFoundation school
Good
1.0 miPrimaryCoopers Edge SchoolFoundation school
Good
1.2 miPrimaryElmbridge Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.3 miSecondaryGloucester AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good

Frequently asked questions about Dinglewell Infant School

What is Dinglewell Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Dinglewell Infant School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 26 Nov 2013.

How hard is it to get into Dinglewell Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Dinglewell Infant School made 74 offers from 203 applications (2.7 per offer), and 63 of 63 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Dinglewell Infant School?

Dinglewell Infant School has 226 pupils aged 5 to 7.

What is the capacity of Dinglewell Infant School?

Dinglewell Infant School had 270 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Dinglewell Infant School?

At Dinglewell Infant School, the average class had 24.8 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 20.7 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Dinglewell Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Dinglewell Infant School missed 4.1% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 6.1% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.