Linden Primary School
Linden Road, Gloucester, GL1 5HU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Lucy Collins
- Constituency
- Gloucester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 420
- URN
- 115483
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01452527020
About this school
Linden Primary School is a community primary school in Gloucester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 420 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Linden Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 53% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 5% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 80% | 55% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 58% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 59% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Linden Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 419 |
| 2023/24 | 415 |
| 2024/25 | 418 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Linden Primary School compares
Linden Primary School ranked 181st of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 4.6% | 25.6% | 420 | — |
| Calton Primary School | 40% | 5.9% | 27.1% | 508 | 0.3 miles |
| St Paul's Church of England Primary School | 47% | 7.4% | 42.9% | 233 | 0.5 miles |
| Tredworth Junior School | 38% | 6.9% | 53.8% | 310 | 0.5 miles |
| Tredworth Infant and Nursery Academy | — | 7.8% | 32% | 216 | 0.6 miles |
| Hatherley Infant School | — | 10% | 35.4% | 190 | 0.8 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.6%
- English as an additional language
- 14.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.63%
- Persistent absence
- 9.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Calton Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Gloucester
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St Paul's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Gloucester
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Tredworth Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Gloucester
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Tredworth Infant and Nursery Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Hatherley Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Gloucester
Other schools in Gloucester
Linden Primary School ranks 44th of the 53 ranked primary schools in Gloucester.
- Abbeymead Primary School Primary
- Ashleworth Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barnwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Beech Green Primary School Primary
- Birdlip Primary School Primary
- Calton Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
- Churcham Primary School Primary
- Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School Primary
- Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School Primary
- Churchdown Village Infant School Primary
- Churchdown Village Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Linden Primary School teach?
- Linden Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Gloucester.
- Who is the head teacher of Linden Primary School?
- The head teacher of Linden Primary School is Mrs Lucy Collins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Linden Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Linden Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Linden Primary School?
- Linden Primary School has 420 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Linden Primary School full?
- Linden Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 420 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Linden Primary School a faith school?
- No. Linden Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Linden Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Linden Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Linden Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Linden Primary School compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Linden Primary School ranked 181st of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Linden Primary School's absence rate?
- Linden Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Linden Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Linden 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 30 June 2026.