School profile

Charfield Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Wotton-Under-Edge, GL12 8TG

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Numbers on map: pupil ages
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Good
Requires improvement
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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#5,214 of 15,057

Better than 65% of schools in England

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

Charfield Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 7 May 2025

Area360 rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy sponsor led
Ages5 to 11
Pupils209 of 210 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Michelle Engley
TrustPATHWAY TRUST
Local authoritySouth Gloucestershire
Opened01 Sept 2013
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 139935.

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 schoolSouth GloucestershireEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths70%64%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths7%5%8%
Average reading score109106106
Average maths score106105105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score107105105
Expected standard in reading97%76%76%
Expected standard in writing77%74%73%
Expected standard in maths77%76%75%
Pupils taking tests30--

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

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils209
Girls105
Boys104
Eligible for free school meals10%
First language not English1%
SEN support23
EHC plan6
Average class size29.8

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

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
89%
Other mixed
3.3%
White and Black Caribbean
2.9%
White and Asian
1.4%
African
1%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0.5%
Other White
0.5%
Chinese
0.5%
Other ethnic group
0.5%
Irish
0%

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 schoolSouth GloucestershireEngland
Overall absence4.9%4.8%5.1%
Persistent absence9.8%11.3%13.2%
Severe absence0.5%1.1%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)26
Applications (Reception)51
First preference applications (Reception)25
First preference offers (Reception)25
Applications from another local authority (Reception)5

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

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places210
Pupils on roll212
Unfilled places0%

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

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher22
Pupils per adult12.2
Teachers (FTE)9.5
Teaching assistants (FTE)7.67
Support staff (FTE)9.32
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2510.5
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/258.1
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251.4

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

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate2.4%
Pupils with one or more suspensions1.9%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

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 Charfield Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
1.3 miPrimaryTortworth Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Requires improvement
1.6 miPrimaryKingswood Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.8 miSecondaryKatharine Lady Berkeley's SchoolAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Charfield Primary School

What is Charfield Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Charfield Primary School is rated Good, last inspected on 7 May 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Charfield Primary School rank in England?

Charfield Primary School ranks 5,214 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (better than 65% of schools).

How many pupils attend Charfield Primary School?

Charfield Primary School has 209 pupils aged 5 to 11, with capacity for 210.

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.