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Great Oldbury Primary Academy

Primary · Free schools · Stonehouse, GL10 3WH

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Great Oldbury Primary Academy Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 27 Feb 2024

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

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeFree schools
Ages2 to 11
Pupils242
GenderMixed
Admissions policyNon-selective
Head teacherMrs Hayley Hall
TrustGLOUCESTERSHIRE LEARNING ALLIANCE
Local authorityGloucestershire
Opened01 Sept 2021
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 148595.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils242
Girls130
Boys112
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.18.6%
First language not English5.8%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.315
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.186
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.41%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.37
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.5
Average class size27.2

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
85.1%
Other mixed
3.3%
Other White
2.9%
Indian
1.7%
White and Black Caribbean
1.2%
Irish
0.8%
Other Black
0.8%
Chinese
0.8%
White and Black African
0.4%
White and Asian
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 teacher22.8
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.9.5
Teachers (FTE)10.01
Teaching assistants (FTE)5.15
Support staff (FTE)16.02
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/257
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/257
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

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.45
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.93
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.54
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.45
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

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.11.6%, similar to England, similar to Gloucestershire11.8%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than 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 Great Oldbury Primary Academy
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.9 miPrimaryPark Junior SchoolCommunity school
Inadequate
0.9 miPrimaryStonehouse Park Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.9 miPrimaryEastington Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.9 miSecondaryMaidenhill SchoolFoundation school
Good
1.2 miNot applicableHopelands Preparatory SchoolOther independent school
Unrated
1.3 miNot applicableWycliffe CollegeOther independent school
Unrated

Frequently asked questions about Great Oldbury Primary Academy

What is Great Oldbury Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

Great Oldbury Primary Academy is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 27 Feb 2024.

How hard is it to get into Great Oldbury Primary Academy?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Great Oldbury Primary Academy made 45 offers from 93 applications (2.1 per offer), and 45 of 54 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Great Oldbury Primary Academy?

Great Oldbury Primary Academy has 242 pupils aged 2 to 11.

What is the capacity of Great Oldbury Primary Academy?

Great Oldbury Primary Academy had 315 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Great Oldbury Primary Academy?

At Great Oldbury Primary Academy, the average class had 27.2 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 22.8 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Great Oldbury Primary Academy?

In 2025/26, pupils at Great Oldbury Primary Academy missed 4.1% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 11.6% 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.