Kingsholm Church of England Primary School
Guinea Street, Gloucester, GL1 3BN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Tony Larner
- Diocese
- Diocese of Gloucester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Gloucester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 605
- URN
- 115607
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01452530777
About this school
Kingsholm Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Gloucester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 605 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kingsholm Church of England 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
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 90 | 88 | 86 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 38% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 1% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 61% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 67% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 60% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.70 | - | - |
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 Kingsholm Church of England 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 | 72% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 38% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 627 |
| 2023/24 | 627 |
| 2024/25 | 617 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kingsholm Church of England Primary School compares
Kingsholm Church of England Primary School ranked 140th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 7.2% | 31.8% | 605 | — |
| Widden Primary School | 36% | 7.3% | 42.1% | 438 | 0.6 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 75% | 4.8% | 13.8% | 411 | 0.7 miles |
| St James' Church of England Junior School | 57% | 6.1% | 37.4% | 186 | 1.0 miles |
| St Paul's Church of England Primary School | 47% | 7.4% | 42.9% | 233 | 1.0 miles |
| Longford Park Primary Academy | 71% | 6.1% | 13.3% | 263 | 1.0 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)
- 31.77%
- English as an additional language
- 34.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.17%
- Persistent absence
- 21.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Widden Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
St James' Church of England Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
St Paul's Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Longford Park Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Gloucester
Other schools in Gloucester
Kingsholm Church of England Primary School ranks 37th 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 ages does Kingsholm Church of England Primary School teach?
- Kingsholm Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Gloucester.
- Who is the headteacher of Kingsholm Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kingsholm Church of England Primary School is Mr Tony Larner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kingsholm Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kingsholm Church of England 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 Kingsholm Church of England Primary School?
- Kingsholm Church of England Primary School has 605 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Kingsholm Church of England Primary School full?
- Kingsholm Church of England Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 605 on roll (96%), 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 Kingsholm Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Kingsholm Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Gloucester.
- Does Kingsholm Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kingsholm Church of England Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Kingsholm Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kingsholm Church of England Primary School compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Kingsholm Church of England Primary School ranked 140th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kingsholm Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Kingsholm Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kingsholm Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kingsholm Church of England 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.