The British School
Wortley Road, Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 7JU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Jonathan Roche
- Constituency
- Stroud
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 177
- URN
- 115739
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01453843371
About this school
The British School is a foundation primary school in Wotton-Under-Edge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 177 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
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 30 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 73% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 7% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 83% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 83% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 73% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 The British 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 | 69% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 176 |
| 2023/24 | 170 |
| 2024/25 | 173 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The British School compares
The British School ranked 158th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4% | 12.7% | 177 | — |
| Blue Coat CofE Primary School | 71% | 4.7% | 10.4% | 316 | 0.3 miles |
| Kingswood Primary School | 40% | 4.6% | 16.8% | 108 | 1.0 miles |
| Hillesley Church of England Primary School | — | 5.1% | 11.9% | 49 | 2.1 miles |
| North Nibley CofE Primary School | 59% | 4.5% | 6.4% | 106 | 2.4 miles |
| Charfield Primary School | 70% | 4.5% | 11.9% | 209 | 2.5 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
-
Ungraded inspection report8 May 2025
- 10 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.72%
- English as an additional language
- 4.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.97%
- Persistent absence
- 5.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Blue Coat CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wotton-under-Edge
-
Kingswood Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Kingswood
-
Hillesley Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Wotton-under-Edge
-
North Nibley CofE Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Wotton-Under-Edge
-
Charfield Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Wotton-Under-Edge
Other schools in Wotton-Under-Edge
The British School ranks 5th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Wotton-Under-Edge.
- Alexander Hosea Primary School Primary
- Blue Coat CofE Primary School Primary
- Charfield Primary School Primary
- Hillesley Church of England Primary School Primary
- North Nibley CofE Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Cromhall Primary
- Tortworth Primary School Primary
- Katharine Lady Berkeley's School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does The British School teach?
- The British School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wotton-Under-Edge.
- Who is the headteacher of The British School?
- The headteacher of The British School is Mr Jonathan Roche, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The British School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The British 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 The British School?
- The British School has 177 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The British School full?
- The British School has capacity for 210 pupils and 177 on roll (84%), 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 The British School a faith school?
- No. The British School has no designated religious character.
- Does The British School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The British School as having no nursery classes.
- How have The British School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The British School rank locally?
- The British School ranked 158th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The British School's absence rate?
- The British School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The British School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The British 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.