What year groups does Grange Primary Academy teach?

Grange Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Gloucestershire.

Who is the headteacher of Grange Primary Academy?

The headteacher of Grange Primary Academy is Mrs Beth Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.

When was Grange Primary Academy last inspected?

Ofsted has inspected Grange Primary Academy, 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 Grange Primary Academy?

Grange Primary Academy has 215 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.

Is Grange Primary Academy full?

Grange Primary Academy has capacity for 315 pupils and 215 on roll (68%), 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 Grange Primary Academy a faith school?

No. Grange Primary Academy has no designated religious character.

Is Grange Primary Academy a selective school?

No. Grange Primary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.

Does Grange Primary Academy have a nursery?

No. The schools register records Grange Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.

Who runs Grange Primary Academy?

Grange Primary Academy is part of GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.

How have Grange Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?

Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 20% in 2022/23 and 34% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.

What is Grange Primary Academy's absence rate?

Grange Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.

What are Grange Primary Academy's exam results?

Where the Department for Education has published them, Grange Primary Academy'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.

Grange Primary Academy

Holmleigh Road, Tuffley, GL4 0RW

Phase: Primary
School type: Academy sponsor led
Ages: 4 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None
Trust: GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
Headteacher: Mrs Beth Williams
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Sponsor: Greenshaw Learning Trust
Constituency: Gloucester
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Capacity: 315
Pupils on roll: 215
URN: 146311
Local authority: Gloucestershire
Website: School website
Telephone: 01452524050

About this school

Grange Primary Academy is a primary academy in Gloucestershire. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 215 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

England: previous inspection framework

Inspected 3 June 2025 · report published 10 July 2025

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

Read the full report on Ofsted's website

Exam results

Key stage 2 (end of primary school)

Measure	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25
Pupils at the end of key stage 2	40	43	32
Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	20%	42%	34%
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	0%	2%	0%
Expected standard in reading	55%	60%	59%
Expected standard in maths	25%	53%	50%
Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	40%	58%	72%
Average scaled score in reading	100.0	103.0	103.0
Average scaled score in maths	95.0	101.0	99.0
Reading progress	-3.10	-	-
Writing progress	-4.10	-	-
Maths progress	-6.60	-	-

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 Grange Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.

Key stage 2: reading, writing and maths expected standard

Year	This school	Gloucestershire average	England average
2022/23	20%	58.8%	57.9%
2023/24	42%	56.6%	58.8%
2024/25	34%	59.1%	60.3%

Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.

Overall absence rate

Year	This school	England average
2022/23	8.4%	6.8%
2023/24	7.5%	6.6%
2024/25	6.3%	6.2%

Department for Education pupil absence data.

Pupils on roll

Year	This school
2022/23	258
2023/24	244
2024/25	223

School census, spring count each academic year.

How Grange Primary Academy compares

Grange Primary Academy ranked 198th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.

School	KS2 RWM (2024/25)	Absence	FSM (6 years)	Pupils	Distance
This school	34%	6.3%	37.7%	215	—
Harewood Infant School	—	4.7%	17%	227	0.5 miles
Harewood Junior School	81%	4.4%	23%	356	0.5 miles
Willow Primary Academy	18%	8.7%	54%	211	0.7 miles
Meadowside Primary School	45%	3.7%	10.6%	205	0.9 miles
Kingsway Primary School	72%	5.5%	22.4%	444	1.0 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): 37.67%
English as an additional language: 10.3%
Overall absence: 6.29%
Persistent absence: 17.24%

Location

Nearby schools

Harewood Infant School
Primary · Gloucester

0.5 miles
Harewood Junior School
Primary · Gloucester

0.5 miles
Willow Primary Academy
Primary · Gloucester

0.7 miles
Meadowside Primary School
Primary · Gloucester

0.9 miles
Kingsway Primary School
Primary · Gloucester

1.0 miles

Common questions

What year groups does Grange Primary Academy teach?: Grange Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Gloucestershire.
Who is the headteacher of Grange Primary Academy?: The headteacher of Grange Primary Academy is Mrs Beth Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
When was Grange Primary Academy last inspected?: Ofsted has inspected Grange Primary Academy, 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 Grange Primary Academy?: Grange Primary Academy has 215 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
Is Grange Primary Academy full?: Grange Primary Academy has capacity for 315 pupils and 215 on roll (68%), 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 Grange Primary Academy a faith school?: No. Grange Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
Is Grange Primary Academy a selective school?: No. Grange Primary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
Does Grange Primary Academy have a nursery?: No. The schools register records Grange Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
Who runs Grange Primary Academy?: Grange Primary Academy is part of GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
How have Grange Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?: Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 20% in 2022/23 and 34% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
How does Grange Primary Academy rank locally?: Grange Primary Academy ranked 198th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
What is Grange Primary Academy's absence rate?: Grange Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
What are Grange Primary Academy's exam results?: Where the Department for Education has published them, Grange Primary Academy'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 10 July 2026.