Drybrook Primary School
Drybrook Road, Drybrook, GL17 9JF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FOREST OF DEAN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Thomas Henesey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Forest of Dean Trust
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 147
- URN
- 147895
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01594542448
About this school
Drybrook Primary School is a primary academy in Drybrook. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 147 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Drybrook Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 21 | 19 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 58% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 74% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 79% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 74% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.10 | - | - |
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 Drybrook 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 | 57% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 143 |
| 2023/24 | 151 |
| 2024/25 | 138 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Drybrook Primary School compares
Drybrook Primary School ranked 145th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 5.4% | 34.2% | 147 | — |
| Steam Mills Primary School | 87% | 5% | 25% | 128 | 0.9 miles |
| Woodside Primary School | 65% | 4.5% | 10.7% | 122 | 1.3 miles |
| Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School | 74% | 5.1% | 21% | 205 | 1.3 miles |
| Ruardean Church of England Primary School | 23% | 8% | 29.2% | 76 | 1.5 miles |
| Forest View Primary School | 72% | 5.1% | 28% | 365 | 2.2 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)
- 34.21%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.36%
- Persistent absence
- 12.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Steam Mills Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Cinderford
-
Woodside Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Ruardean
-
Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Mitcheldean
-
Ruardean Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Ruardean
-
Forest View Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Cinderford
Common questions
- What ages does Drybrook Primary School teach?
- Drybrook Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Drybrook.
- Who is the headteacher of Drybrook Primary School?
- The headteacher of Drybrook Primary School is Mr Thomas Henesey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Drybrook Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Drybrook 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 many pupils are at Drybrook Primary School?
- Drybrook Primary School has 147 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Drybrook Primary School full?
- Drybrook Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 147 on roll (105%), 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 Drybrook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Drybrook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Drybrook Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Drybrook Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Drybrook Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Drybrook Primary School is part of FOREST OF DEAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Drybrook Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Drybrook Primary School compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Drybrook Primary School ranked 145th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Drybrook Primary School's absence rate?
- Drybrook Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Drybrook Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Drybrook 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 10 July 2026.