Walmore Hill Primary School
Walmore Hill, Minsterworth, Gloucester, GL2 8LA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kirsty Evans
- Federation
- Blakeney, Pillowell and Walmore Hill Community Schools' Federation
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 37
- URN
- 115548
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01452750373
About this school
Walmore Hill Primary School is a community primary school in Gloucester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 37 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Walmore Hill 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Trends over time
How Walmore Hill 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 22.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 16.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | 41 |
| 2024/25 | 41 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Walmore Hill Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 9.4% | 14.6% | 37 | — |
| Longney Church of England Primary Academy | 63% | 7.3% | 24.6% | 62 | 1.6 miles |
| Westbury-on-Severn Church of England Primary School | 57% | 3.8% | 5.8% | 67 | 1.9 miles |
| Churcham Primary School | 43% | 6.6% | 28.3% | 32 | 2.7 miles |
| Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy | 67% | 3.8% | 9.5% | 332 | 3.3 miles |
| Hardwicke Parochial Primary Academy | 62% | 7.2% | 24.7% | 296 | 3.5 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.63%
- English as an additional language
- 7.3%
- Overall absence
- 9.38%
- Persistent absence
- 34.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Longney Church of England Primary Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Westbury-on-Severn Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Westbury-on-Severn
-
Churcham Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy3.3 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Hardwicke Parochial Primary Academy3.5 miles
Primary · Gloucester
Other 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 Walmore Hill Primary School teach?
- Walmore Hill Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Gloucester.
- Who is the headteacher of Walmore Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Walmore Hill Primary School is Mrs Kirsty Evans, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Walmore Hill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Walmore Hill 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 Walmore Hill Primary School?
- Walmore Hill Primary School has 37 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Walmore Hill Primary School full?
- Walmore Hill Primary School has capacity for 70 pupils and 37 on roll (53%), 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 Walmore Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Walmore Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Walmore Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Walmore Hill Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Walmore Hill Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Walmore Hill Primary School is part of the Blakeney, Pillowell and Walmore Hill Community Schools' Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Walmore Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Walmore Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 9.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Walmore Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Walmore Hill 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.