Northway Infant School
Virginia Road, Northway, Tewkesbury, GL20 8PT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE LEARNING ALLIANCE
- Headteacher
- Mrs Danielle Morley
- Sponsor
- Gloucestershire Learning Alliance
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 89
- URN
- 151066
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01684293447
About this school
Northway Infant School is a primary academy in Tewkesbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 89 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Northway Infant School (URN 115563).
How Northway Infant School compares
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 | — | 3.8% | 13.6% | 89 | — |
| Carrant Brook Junior School | 50% | 4.7% | 23.2% | 138 | 0.3 miles |
| Ashchurch Primary School | 79% | 4.1% | 16.1% | 156 | 0.5 miles |
| Tirlebrook Primary School | 40% | 5.1% | 12.8% | 193 | 1.1 miles |
| Mitton Manor Primary School | 57% | 3.4% | 7.3% | 192 | 1.4 miles |
| Tewkesbury Church of England Primary School | 64% | 5.7% | 23.7% | 296 | 1.8 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)
- 13.64%
- English as an additional language
- 8%
- Overall absence
- 3.84%
- Persistent absence
- 5.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Carrant Brook Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Tewkesbury
-
Ashchurch Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Tewkesbury
-
Tirlebrook Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Tewkesbury
-
Mitton Manor Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Tewkesbury
-
Tewkesbury Church of England Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Tewkesbury
Other schools in Tewkesbury
- Ashchurch Primary School Primary
- Bredon Hancock's Endowed CofE First School Primary
- Carrant Brook Junior School Primary
- Mitton Manor Primary School Primary
- Oak Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Overbury CofE First School Primary
- Queen Margaret Primary Academy Primary
- Tewkesbury Church of England Primary School Primary
- The John Moore Primary School Primary
- Tirlebrook Primary School Primary
- Tredington Community Primary School Primary
- Twyning School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Northway Infant School teach?
- Northway Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Tewkesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Northway Infant School?
- The headteacher of Northway Infant School is Mrs Danielle Morley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Northway Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Northway 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 Northway Infant School?
- Northway Infant School has 89 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Northway Infant School full?
- Northway Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 89 on roll (49%), 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 Northway Infant School a faith school?
- No. Northway Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Northway Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Northway Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Northway Infant School?
- Northway 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 Northway Infant School's absence rate?
- Northway Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census.
- Does Northway 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 Northway 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 3 July 2026.