Churchdown Village Infant School
Station Road, Churchdown, Gloucester, GL3 2NB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE LEARNING ALLIANCE
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Williams
- Sponsor
- Gloucestershire Learning Alliance
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 184
- Pupils on roll
- 187
- URN
- 137173
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01452714178
About this school
Churchdown Village Infant School is a primary academy in Gloucester. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 187 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Churchdown Village Infant 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 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 159 |
| 2023/24 | 177 |
| 2024/25 | 189 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Churchdown Village Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.1% | 6.5% | 187 | — |
| Churchdown Village Junior School | 53% | 3.1% | 9.1% | 238 | 0.1 miles |
| Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School | 52% | 5.8% | 23% | 229 | 0.6 miles |
| Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School | — | 5.9% | 15.1% | 190 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 83% | 3.9% | 8.6% | 220 | 1.0 miles |
| Innsworth Infant School | — | 5.8% | 12.5% | 126 | 1.4 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)
- 6.45%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.12%
- Persistent absence
- 8.2%
Location
Nearby schools
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Churchdown Village Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Gloucester
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Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Gloucester
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Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Gloucester
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Gloucester
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Innsworth Infant School1.4 miles
Primary · Gloucester
Other 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 Junior School Primary
- Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Churchdown Village Infant School teach?
- Churchdown Village Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Gloucester.
- Who is the headteacher of Churchdown Village Infant School?
- The headteacher of Churchdown Village Infant School is Mrs Emma Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Churchdown Village Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Churchdown Village Infant 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 Churchdown Village Infant School?
- Churchdown Village Infant School has 187 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Churchdown Village Infant School full?
- Churchdown Village Infant School has capacity for 184 pupils and 187 on roll (102%), 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 Churchdown Village Infant School a faith school?
- No. Churchdown Village Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Churchdown Village Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Churchdown Village Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Churchdown Village Infant School?
- Churchdown Village Infant School is part of GLOUCESTERSHIRE LEARNING ALLIANCE. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Churchdown Village Infant School's absence rate?
- Churchdown Village Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Churchdown Village Infant 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 Churchdown Village Infant 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 1 July 2026.