Innsworth Junior School
Rookery Road, Innsworth, Gloucester, GL3 1AX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Marcella Scoles
- Federation
- Innsworth Schools' Partnership
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 226
- URN
- 115562
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01452730377
About this school
Innsworth Junior School is a community primary school in Gloucester. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 226 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 52 | 56 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 43% | 36% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 63% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 59% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 61% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Innsworth Junior 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 | 54% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 36% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 174 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 210 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Innsworth Junior School compares
Innsworth Junior School ranked 196th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36% | 5% | 25.2% | 226 | — |
| Innsworth Infant School | — | 5.8% | 12.5% | 126 | 0.4 miles |
| Longlevens Infant School | — | 4.3% | 7.2% | 403 | 0.7 miles |
| Longlevens Junior School | 60% | 4.4% | 12.2% | 480 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 83% | 3.9% | 8.6% | 220 | 0.8 miles |
| Longford Park Primary Academy | 71% | 6.1% | 13.3% | 263 | 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.
Inspection history
- 3 July 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report4 May 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.24%
- English as an additional language
- 44.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.03%
- Persistent absence
- 11.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Innsworth Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Longlevens Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Gloucester
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Longlevens Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Longford Park Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Gloucester
Other schools in Gloucester
Innsworth Junior School ranks 49th 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 year groups does Innsworth Junior School teach?
- Innsworth Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Gloucester.
- Who is the headteacher of Innsworth Junior School?
- The headteacher of Innsworth Junior School is Mrs Marcella Scoles, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Innsworth Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Innsworth Junior 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 big is Innsworth Junior School?
- Innsworth Junior School has 226 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Innsworth Junior School full?
- Innsworth Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 226 on roll (94%), 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 Innsworth Junior School a faith school?
- No. Innsworth Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Innsworth Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Innsworth Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Innsworth Junior School?
- Innsworth Junior School is part of the Innsworth Schools' Partnership federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Innsworth Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 36% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Innsworth Junior School rank locally?
- Innsworth Junior School ranked 196th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Innsworth Junior School's absence rate?
- Innsworth Junior School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Innsworth Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Innsworth Junior 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.