Avening Primary School
High Street, Avening, Tetbury, GL8 8NF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ATHELSTAN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Rushton
- Sponsor
- The Athelstan Trust
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 112
- Pupils on roll
- 107
- URN
- 149619
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01453833191
About this school
Avening Primary School is a primary academy in Tetbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 107 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 February 2020, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Avening Primary School (URN 115501).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 22% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 |
Trends over time
How Avening 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 | — | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 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 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 108 |
| 2024/25 | 107 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Avening Primary School compares
Avening Primary School ranked 138th 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 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 3.8% | 11.2% | 107 | — |
| Minchinhampton Primary Academy | 73% | 5.5% | 12.7% | 260 | 1.8 miles |
| Horsley Church of England Primary School | 82% | 5.2% | 5.1% | 105 | 2.6 miles |
| Brimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary School | 60% | 6.6% | 17.7% | 115 | 2.6 miles |
| Amberley Parochial School | 87% | 2.9% | 3.9% | 104 | 2.7 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 56% | 5% | 23.7% | 282 | 2.7 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)
- 11.21%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.81%
- Persistent absence
- 9.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Minchinhampton Primary Academy1.8 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
Horsley Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
Brimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
Amberley Parochial School2.7 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Tetbury
Other schools in Tetbury
- Leighterton Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sir William Romney's School Secondary
- Westonbirt School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Avening Primary School teach?
- Avening Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Tetbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Avening Primary School?
- The headteacher of Avening Primary School is Mrs Elizabeth Rushton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Avening Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Avening 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 Avening Primary School?
- Avening Primary School has 107 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Avening Primary School full?
- Avening Primary School has capacity for 112 pupils and 107 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Avening Primary School a faith school?
- No. Avening Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Avening Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Avening Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Avening Primary School?
- Avening Primary School is part of THE ATHELSTAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Avening Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2023/24 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 Avening Primary School rank locally?
- Avening Primary School ranked 138th 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 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Avening Primary School's absence rate?
- Avening Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Avening Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Avening 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 3 July 2026.