Tirlebrook Primary School
Brensham Road, Newtown, Tewkesbury, GL20 8EW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 193
- URN
- 115738
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01684293549
About this school
Tirlebrook Primary School is a foundation primary school in Tewkesbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 193 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 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 48% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 71% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 71% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 74% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Tirlebrook 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 | 70% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 40% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 213 |
| 2023/24 | 209 |
| 2024/25 | 195 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tirlebrook Primary School compares
Tirlebrook Primary School ranked 189th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40% | 5.1% | 12.8% | 193 | — |
| Mitton Manor Primary School | 57% | 3.4% | 7.3% | 192 | 0.6 miles |
| Tewkesbury Church of England Primary School | 64% | 5.7% | 23.7% | 296 | 0.8 miles |
| Northway Infant School | — | 3.8% | 13.6% | 89 | 1.1 miles |
| The John Moore Primary School | 70% | 4% | 16.3% | 375 | 1.1 miles |
| Ashchurch Primary School | 79% | 4.1% | 16.1% | 156 | 1.2 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)
- 12.82%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.14%
- Persistent absence
- 10.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mitton Manor Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Tewkesbury
-
Tewkesbury Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Tewkesbury
-
Northway Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Tewkesbury
-
The John Moore Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Tewkesbury
-
Ashchurch Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Tewkesbury
Other schools in Tewkesbury
Tirlebrook Primary School ranks 8th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Tewkesbury.
- Ashchurch Primary School Primary
- Bredon Hancock's Endowed CofE First School Primary
- Carrant Brook Junior School Primary
- Mitton Manor Primary School Primary
- Northway Infant School Primary
- Oak Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Overbury CofE First School Primary
- Queen Margaret Primary Academy Primary
- Tewkesbury Church of England Primary School Primary
- The John Moore Primary School Primary
- Tredington Community Primary School Primary
- Twyning School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Tirlebrook Primary School teach?
- Tirlebrook Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Tewkesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Tirlebrook Primary School?
- The headteacher of Tirlebrook Primary School is Mrs Lisa Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tirlebrook Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tirlebrook 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 big is Tirlebrook Primary School?
- Tirlebrook Primary School has 193 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Tirlebrook Primary School full?
- Tirlebrook Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 193 on roll (92%), 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 Tirlebrook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Tirlebrook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tirlebrook Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Tirlebrook Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Tirlebrook Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 40% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tirlebrook Primary School rank locally?
- Tirlebrook Primary School ranked 189th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tirlebrook Primary School's absence rate?
- Tirlebrook Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tirlebrook Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tirlebrook 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.