Kingswood Primary School
Abbey Street, Kingswood, GL12 8RN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Wendy Collins
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 119
- Pupils on roll
- 108
- URN
- 115529
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01453842197
About this school
Kingswood Primary School is a community primary school in Kingswood. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 108 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kingswood 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 44% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 50% | 40% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 56% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 72% | 40% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 102.0 | 98.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 99.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.60 | - | - |
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 Kingswood 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 | 55% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 40% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 99 |
| 2023/24 | 100 |
| 2024/25 | 95 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kingswood Primary School compares
Kingswood Primary School ranked 187th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40% | 4.6% | 16.8% | 108 | — |
| Blue Coat CofE Primary School | 71% | 4.7% | 10.4% | 316 | 0.8 miles |
| The British School | 50% | 4% | 12.7% | 177 | 1.0 miles |
| Charfield Primary School | 70% | 4.5% | 11.9% | 209 | 1.6 miles |
| Hillesley Church of England Primary School | — | 5.1% | 11.9% | 49 | 2.1 miles |
| Alexander Hosea Primary School | 57% | 3.9% | 9.5% | 208 | 2.5 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.
Inspection history
- 30 November 2022
-
Ungraded inspection report25 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.84%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.59%
- Persistent absence
- 8.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Blue Coat CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wotton-under-Edge
-
The British School1.0 miles
Primary · Wotton-under-Edge
-
Charfield Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Wotton-Under-Edge
-
Hillesley Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Wotton-under-Edge
-
Alexander Hosea Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Wotton-Under-Edge
Other schools in Kingswood
- Soundwell Academy Free Schools
Common questions
- What ages does Kingswood Primary School teach?
- Kingswood Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Kingswood.
- Who is the headteacher of Kingswood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kingswood Primary School is Mrs Wendy Collins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kingswood Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kingswood 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 Kingswood Primary School?
- Kingswood Primary School has 108 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Kingswood Primary School full?
- Kingswood Primary School has capacity for 119 pupils and 108 on roll (91%), so it has space against 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 Kingswood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kingswood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kingswood Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Kingswood Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Kingswood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 40% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kingswood Primary School compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Kingswood Primary School ranked 187th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kingswood Primary School's absence rate?
- Kingswood 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 Kingswood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kingswood 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.