School profile

Kingsway Primary School

Primary · Community school · Gloucester, GL2 2AR

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Good
Requires improvement
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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#4,342 of 15,057

Better than 71% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Kingsway Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 9 Jun 2026

Area360 rating
Good
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages2 to 11
Pupils444 of 420 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr Lee Pajak
Local authorityGloucestershire
Opened01 Sept 2008
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 135353.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolGloucestershireEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths72%60%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths12%9%8%
Average reading score107106106
Average maths score106105105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score107105105
Expected standard in reading78%76%76%
Expected standard in writing80%71%73%
Expected standard in maths80%73%75%
Pupils taking tests60--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils444
Girls215
Boys229
Eligible for free school meals26.6%
First language not English28.4%
SEN support93
EHC plan27
Average class size28

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

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
65.1%
Other White
9.5%
African
5%
Indian
3.6%
Other Black
2.7%
Pakistani
2.5%
Other Asian
2.3%
White and Black Caribbean
2%
Other mixed
1.6%
White and Black African
1.1%

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

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolGloucestershireEngland
Overall absence5.5%4.9%5.1%
Persistent absence17.3%11.8%13.2%
Severe absence1.4%1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 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)59
Applications (Reception)112
First preference applications (Reception)59
First preference offers (Reception)56
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

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

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places420
Pupils on roll409
Unfilled places2.6%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher24.3
Pupils per adult15.4
Teachers (FTE)18.21
Teaching assistants (FTE)10.6
Support staff (FTE)15.8
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2520.2
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2515.2
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251.9
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/253.1

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

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate12.8%
Pupils with one or more suspensions4.4%
Permanent exclusion rate0.2%
Permanent exclusions1

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

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Kingsway Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.2 miPrimaryWaterwells Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.5 miSecondaryHolmleigh Park High SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.5 miPrimaryHarewood Junior SchoolFoundation school
Good
0.5 miPrimaryHarewood Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryField Court Junior SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimaryField Court Church of England Infant AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimaryBeech Green Primary SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
0.9 miSecondarySevern Vale SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miPrimaryWillow Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.9 miPrimaryMeadowside Primary SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement

Frequently asked questions about Kingsway Primary School

What is Kingsway Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Kingsway Primary School is rated Good, last inspected on 9 Jun 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Kingsway Primary School rank in England?

Kingsway Primary School ranks 4,342 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (better than 71% of schools).

How many pupils attend Kingsway Primary School?

Kingsway Primary School has 444 pupils aged 2 to 11, with capacity for 420.

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.