Tortworth VC Primary School
Tortworth, Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 8HG
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
It was replaced by Tortworth Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Thomas Galsworthy
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
- Capacity
- 98
- Pupils on roll
- 68
- URN
- 109180
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
About this school
Tortworth VC Primary School was a voluntary controlled primary school in Wotton-Under-Edge. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 68 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Tortworth VC Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 33% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 42% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 95.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 |
| Writing progress | -3.80 |
| Maths progress | -6.80 |
How Tortworth VC Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 11.6% | 38.2% | 68 | — |
| Tortworth Primary School | 44% | 10.3% | 21.7% | 61 | 0.0 miles |
| Charfield Primary School | 70% | 4.5% | 11.9% | 209 | 1.3 miles |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Cromhall | 29% | 5.5% | 17.4% | 69 | 1.7 miles |
| Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School | 92% | 6.9% | 8.8% | 83 | 1.9 miles |
| Kingswood Primary School | 40% | 4.6% | 16.8% | 108 | 2.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.2%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 11.6%
- Persistent absence
- 50%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tortworth Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Wotton-under-Edge
-
Charfield Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Wotton-Under-Edge
-
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Cromhall1.7 miles
Primary · Wotton-under-Edge
-
Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Berkeley
-
Kingswood Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Kingswood
Other schools in Wotton-Under-Edge
- Alexander Hosea Primary School Primary
- Blue Coat CofE Primary School Primary
- Charfield Primary School Primary
- Hillesley Church of England Primary School Primary
- North Nibley CofE Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Cromhall Primary
- The British School Primary
- Tortworth Primary School Primary
- Katharine Lady Berkeley's School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Tortworth VC Primary School teach?
- Tortworth VC Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Wotton-Under-Edge.
- Has Tortworth VC Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Tortworth VC Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Tortworth VC Primary School?
- Tortworth VC Primary School had 68 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- What are Tortworth VC Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tortworth VC Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 11 September 2023.