Glebe Infants' School
Glebe Way, Newent, GL18 1BL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Kelly
- Federation
- GPP Federation
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 132
- URN
- 115741
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01531820700
About this school
Glebe Infants' School is a foundation primary school in Newent. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 132 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Glebe Infants' 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
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 some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection.
Trends over time
How Glebe Infants' 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 138 |
| 2023/24 | 136 |
| 2024/25 | 138 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Glebe Infants' School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.7% | 22.5% | 132 | — |
| Picklenash Junior School | 29% | 6.5% | 28.6% | 157 | 0.0 miles |
| Pauntley Church of England Primary School | 71% | 3.5% | 17.2% | 25 | 2.0 miles |
| Gorsley Goffs Primary School | 44% | 3.6% | 5.7% | 210 | 2.8 miles |
| Ann Cam Church of England Primary School | 67% | 6.2% | 15.2% | 126 | 3.4 miles |
| Tibberton Community Primary School and Early Years | 67% | 3% | 10.2% | 140 | 3.8 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report20 May 2025
- 15 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.46%
- English as an additional language
- 14.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.74%
- Persistent absence
- 26.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Picklenash Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Newent
-
Pauntley Church of England Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Newent
-
Gorsley Goffs Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Ross-on-Wye
-
Ann Cam Church of England Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Dymock
-
Tibberton Community Primary School and Early Years3.8 miles
Primary · Gloucester
Other schools in Newent
- Pauntley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Picklenash Junior School Primary
- Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Glebe Infants' School teach?
- Glebe Infants' School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Newent.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Glebe Infants' School?
- The executive headteacher of Glebe Infants' School is Mrs Michelle Kelly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Glebe Infants' School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Glebe Infants' 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 Glebe Infants' School?
- Glebe Infants' School has 132 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Glebe Infants' School full?
- Glebe Infants' School has capacity for 180 pupils and 132 on roll (73%), 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 Glebe Infants' School a faith school?
- No. Glebe Infants' School has no designated religious character.
- Does Glebe Infants' School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Glebe Infants' School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Glebe Infants' School part of an academy trust?
- Glebe Infants' School is part of the GPP Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Glebe Infants' School's absence rate?
- Glebe Infants' School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Glebe Infants' School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Glebe Infants' School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.