Callowell Primary School
Barrowfield Road, Farmhill, Stroud, GL5 4DG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- COTSWOLD BEACON ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Joe Roberts
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Cotswold Beacon Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Stroud
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 134
- URN
- 150052
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01453762962
About this school
Callowell Primary School is a primary academy in Stroud. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 134 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
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Callowell Primary School (URN 115570).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 |
Trends over time
How Callowell 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 | 56% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 150 |
| 2024/25 | 137 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Callowell Primary School compares
Callowell Primary School ranked 137th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 6.1% | 33% | 134 | — |
| Whiteshill Primary School | 50% | 4.2% | 7.8% | 98 | 0.6 miles |
| The Rosary Catholic Primary School | 57% | 6.2% | 28.9% | 135 | 0.7 miles |
| Cashes Green Primary School | 47% | 5.7% | 29.5% | 212 | 0.7 miles |
| Randwick Church of England Primary School | 80% | 3.2% | 11.6% | 86 | 0.8 miles |
| Rodborough Community Primary School | 71% | 6.5% | 8.3% | 185 | 0.9 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)
- 33.02%
- English as an additional language
- 5.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.06%
- Persistent absence
- 10.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whiteshill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
The Rosary Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
Cashes Green Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
Randwick Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
Rodborough Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Stroud
Other schools in Stroud
Callowell Primary School ranks 18th of the 24 ranked primary schools in Stroud.
- Amberley Parochial School Primary
- Bisley Blue Coat Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary School Primary
- Bussage Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cashes Green Primary School Primary
- Chalford Hill Primary School Primary
- Eastcombe Primary School Primary
- Foxmoor Primary School Primary
- Gastrells Community Primary School Primary
- Horsley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Minchinhampton Primary Academy Primary
- Miserden Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Callowell Primary School teach?
- Callowell Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Stroud.
- Who is the headteacher of Callowell Primary School?
- The headteacher of Callowell Primary School is Mr Joe Roberts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Callowell Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Callowell 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 Callowell Primary School?
- Callowell Primary School has 134 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Callowell Primary School full?
- Callowell Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 134 on roll (64%), 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 Callowell Primary School a faith school?
- No. Callowell Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Callowell Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Callowell Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Callowell Primary School?
- Callowell Primary School is part of COTSWOLD BEACON ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Callowell Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2023/24 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Callowell Primary School rank locally?
- Callowell Primary School ranked 137th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Callowell Primary School's absence rate?
- Callowell Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Callowell Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Callowell 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.