Kingsway Primary School
Valley Gardens, Kingsway, Gloucester, GL2 2AR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Pajak
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Gloucester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 444
- URN
- 135353
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01452881800
About this school
Kingsway Primary School is a community primary school in Gloucester. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 444 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. 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 58 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 74% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 12% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 84% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 79% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 83% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 Kingsway 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 | 66% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 409 |
| 2023/24 | 417 |
| 2024/25 | 406 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kingsway Primary School compares
Kingsway Primary School ranked 57th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 5.5% | 22.4% | 444 | — |
| Waterwells Primary Academy | 59% | 5.7% | 31.2% | 335 | 0.2 miles |
| Harewood Infant School | — | 4.7% | 17% | 227 | 0.5 miles |
| Harewood Junior School | 81% | 4.4% | 23% | 356 | 0.5 miles |
| Field Court Junior School | 71% | 4.6% | 19.1% | 353 | 0.6 miles |
| Field Court Church of England Infant Academy | — | 4.3% | 13.6% | 300 | 0.7 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)
- 22.41%
- English as an additional language
- 31.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.46%
- Persistent absence
- 16.58%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Waterwells Primary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Harewood Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Harewood Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Field Court Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Field Court Church of England Infant Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Gloucester
Other schools in Gloucester
Kingsway Primary School ranks 14th 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 year groups does Kingsway Primary School teach?
- Kingsway Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Gloucester.
- Who is the headteacher of Kingsway Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kingsway Primary School is Mr Lee Pajak, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kingsway Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kingsway 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 Kingsway Primary School?
- Kingsway Primary School has 444 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Kingsway Primary School full?
- Kingsway Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 444 on roll (106%), so it is at or above 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 Kingsway Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kingsway Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kingsway Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kingsway Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Kingsway Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kingsway Primary School rank locally?
- Kingsway Primary School ranked 57th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kingsway Primary School's absence rate?
- Kingsway Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kingsway Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kingsway 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 1 July 2026.