Callowell Primary School
Barrowfield Road, Farm Hill, Stroud, GL5 4DG
This school is closed (it closed in June 2023).
It was replaced by Callowell Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Linda Johnston
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stroud
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 137
- URN
- 115570
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
About this school
Callowell Primary School was a community primary school in Stroud. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 137 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Callowell Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 |
| Writing progress | +1.00 |
| Maths progress | +3.00 |
How Callowell Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.6% | 26.3% | 137 | — |
| Callowell Primary School | 57% | 6.1% | 33% | 134 | 0.0 miles |
| Whiteshill Primary School | 50% | 4.2% | 7.8% | 98 | 0.6 miles |
| The Rosary Catholic Primary School | 57% | 6.2% | 28.9% | 135 | 0.6 miles |
| Cashes Green Primary School | 47% | 5.7% | 29.5% | 212 | 0.7 miles |
| Randwick Church of England Primary School | 80% | 3.2% | 11.6% | 86 | 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.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.3%
- English as an additional language
- 6.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.6%
- Persistent absence
- 13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Callowell Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
Whiteshill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
The Rosary Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
Cashes Green Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
Randwick Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stroud
Other schools in Stroud
- Amberley Parochial School Primary
- Bisley Blue Coat Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary School Primary
- Bussage Church of England Primary School Primary
- Callowell Primary School Primary
- Cashes Green Primary School Primary
- Chalford Hill Primary School Primary
- Eastcombe Primary School Primary
- Foxmoor Primary School Primary
- Gastrells Community Primary School Primary
- Horsley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Minchinhampton Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Callowell Primary School teach?
- Callowell Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Stroud.
- Has Callowell Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Callowell Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Callowell Primary School?
- Callowell Primary School had 137 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- What are Callowell Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Callowell 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 12 September 2023.