Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School
Craven Drive, Churchdown, Gloucester, GL3 2DR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanna Smith
- Federation
- Churchdown Parton Manor Schools’ Federation
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 229
- URN
- 115564
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01452713262
About this school
Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School is a community primary school in Gloucester. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 229 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 | 60 | 58 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 41% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 9% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 62% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 52% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 59% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.80 | - | - |
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 Churchdown Parton Manor 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 | 53% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 237 |
| 2024/25 | 222 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School compares
Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School ranked 156th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 5.8% | 23% | 229 | — |
| Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School | — | 5.9% | 15.1% | 190 | 0.1 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 83% | 3.9% | 8.6% | 220 | 0.4 miles |
| Churchdown Village Junior School | 53% | 3.1% | 9.1% | 238 | 0.6 miles |
| Churchdown Village Infant School | — | 4.1% | 6.5% | 187 | 0.6 miles |
| Innsworth Infant School | — | 5.8% | 12.5% | 126 | 0.9 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)
- 22.97%
- English as an additional language
- 7.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.76%
- Persistent absence
- 16.03%
Location
Nearby schools
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Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Gloucester
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Gloucester
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Churchdown Village Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Gloucester
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Churchdown Village Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Gloucester
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Innsworth Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Gloucester
Other schools in Gloucester
Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School ranks 40th 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 Village Infant School Primary
- Churchdown Village Junior School Primary
- Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School teach?
- Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Gloucester.
- Who is the headteacher of Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School?
- The headteacher of Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School is Mrs Joanna Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Churchdown Parton Manor 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 Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School?
- Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School has 229 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School full?
- Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 229 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School a faith school?
- No. Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School?
- Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School is part of the Churchdown Parton Manor Schools’ Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School rank locally?
- Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School ranked 156th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School's absence rate?
- Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Churchdown Parton Manor 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.