Pillowell Community Primary School
School Road, Pillowell, Lydney, GL15 4QT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Interim Exec Headteacher
- Mrs Kirsty Evans
- Federation
- Blakeney, Pillowell and Walmore Hill Community Schools' Federation
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 73
- URN
- 115554
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01594562244
About this school
Pillowell Community Primary School is a community primary school in Lydney. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 73 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Pillowell Community 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 14 | 14 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 43% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 57% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 57% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 50% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 Pillowell Community 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 | 71% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 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 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 89 |
| 2023/24 | 82 |
| 2024/25 | 74 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pillowell Community Primary School compares
Pillowell Community Primary School ranked 175th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% 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 | 44% | 4.6% | 17.6% | 73 | — |
| Yorkley Primary School | 73% | 5.2% | 13.4% | 177 | 0.7 miles |
| Parkend Primary School | 83% | 5.8% | 23.3% | 68 | 1.0 miles |
| Bream Church of England Primary School | 41% | 6.3% | 40.6% | 186 | 1.3 miles |
| Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy | 90% | 3.9% | 20% | 211 | 1.5 miles |
| Lydney Church of England Community School | 65% | 5.3% | 22% | 199 | 2.0 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)
- 17.57%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.63%
- Persistent absence
- 6.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Yorkley Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Lydney
-
Parkend Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Lydney
-
Bream Church of England Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Lydney
-
Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Lydney
-
Lydney Church of England Community School2.0 miles
Primary · Lydney
Other schools in Lydney
Pillowell Community Primary School ranks 9th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Lydney.
- Aylburton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bream Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lydney Church of England Community School Primary
- Parkend Primary School Primary
- Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Severnbanks Primary School Primary
- St Briavels Parochial Church of England Primary School Primary
- Woolaston Primary School Primary
- Yorkley Primary School Primary
- The Dean Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Pillowell Community Primary School teach?
- Pillowell Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Lydney.
- Who is the interim exec headteacher of Pillowell Community Primary School?
- The interim exec headteacher of Pillowell Community Primary School is Mrs Kirsty Evans, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Pillowell Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pillowell Community 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 Pillowell Community Primary School?
- Pillowell Community Primary School has 73 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Pillowell Community Primary School full?
- Pillowell Community Primary School has capacity for 84 pupils and 73 on roll (87%), 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 Pillowell Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Pillowell Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Pillowell Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Pillowell Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Pillowell Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Pillowell Community 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.
- How have Pillowell Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pillowell Community Primary School compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Pillowell Community Primary School ranked 175th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% 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 Pillowell Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Pillowell Community 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 Pillowell Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pillowell Community 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.