Glebe Infants' School, Newent
Glebe Infants' School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 7 in Newent. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2020. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2025 did not change this grade. It was 74% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2020)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Gloucestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Glebe Infants' School in detail
Getting a place at Glebe Infants' School
For September 2026 entry, 35 families put Glebe Infants' School as their first choice and 49 named it as one of their preferences, for 39 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Glebe Infants' School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Glebe Infants' School are Picklenash Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 46% reading, 39% maths); Pauntley Church of England Primary School (2 miles, Good, 86% reading, 71% maths); Gorsley Goffs Primary School (2.8 miles, Good, 82% reading, 53% maths); and Ann Cam Church of England Primary School (3.4 miles, Good, 67% reading, 80% maths).
Picklenash Junior SchoolPauntley Church of England Primary SchoolGorsley Goffs Primary SchoolAnn Cam Church of England Primary School
What parents say
35 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Glebe Infants' School (as of September 2025): 60% would recommend the school, 77% say their child is happy there and 43% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (77%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (43%).
Who goes there
In 2026, 28 pupils (21.2%) received SEN support and 4 (3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Glebe Infants' School.
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School Grounds (inside), 80 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Glebe Infants' School issued 1 suspension, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoThis judgement is from January 2020, 6 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Some aspects are not as strong as at the last graded inspection.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's May 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Glebe Infants' creates a warm, welcoming environment where children feel safe and happy. The school has strong values around perseverance, trust, respect and friendship that guide pupil behaviour both in the classroom and playground. They've recently made effective changes to prioritise early reading, with children now getting off to a confident start in phonics.
Key Strengths
- Strong leadership commitment to improvement with new curriculum changes underway
- Effective early reading programme with phonics now prioritised, helping pupils build confidence and fluency
- Well-considered personal development programme teaching healthy relationships, British values, and emotional wellbeing
- Calm and purposeful classroom behaviour with clear expectations and high-quality pastoral support
- Good progress in some subjects like mathematics and science with improved teaching of vocabulary
Areas for Improvement
- Key knowledge not clearly identified in all subjects, making it unclear what pupils should learn and hindering progress
- Curriculum implementation is inconsistent, leaving pupils with limited knowledge and gaps in learning
- Support for pupils with SEND lacks precision and rigour, with no robust systems to check that education is meeting their needs effectively
- Recent Year 1 phonics outcomes were significantly lower than national averages (though this is being addressed)
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with clear systems and a positive culture around child protection.
Extracurricular Activities
gardening club, dance club, reading club, multi-sports club, sports day, visits to Raglan Castle, Remembrance Day events, school library visits
Glebe Infants' School is a friendly and welcoming infant school where pupils feel safe and happy, but recent outcomes show that many pupils are not achieving as well as they should and some are not well prepared for their next steps in education.
At a Glance
22.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
35 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
21.3
Avg class size
4
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Glebe Infants' School
Term dates
Glebe Infants' School is a foundation school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Gloucestershire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Glebe Infants' School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Glebe Infants' School is in Gloucestershire; for families living there:
Apply to Gloucestershire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 9 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Gloucestershire is 5 (the median across 338 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
74%
Available places
133 pupils
180 places
47 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Newent
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Newent
Across Gloucestershire council
Places available
7,250
Applications
6,016
Got 1st preference
91.6%
Got preferred school
98.1%
All primary applications across Gloucestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
Ungraded inspection: Some aspects are not as strong as at the last graded inspection.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
28
SEN Support
4
EHC Plans
24.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
132
Total Pupils
72
Boys
60
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
6
Teachers
22.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£41,673
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,834
Per pupil
£910k
Total funding
£38k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.7%
Overall absence
26.5%
Persistent absence
98
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Glebe Infants' School
Questions parents ask about Glebe Infants' School
What is Glebe Infants' School's Ofsted rating?
Glebe Infants' School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2020, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Glebe Infants' School?
No fixed boundary. When Glebe Infants' School is oversubscribed, Gloucestershire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Glebe Infants' School?
Glebe Infants' School was not full in 2025: it ran at 74% of its 180 places.
How big are the classes at Glebe Infants' School?
Classes at Glebe Infants' School average 21.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Glebe Infants' School?
Glebe Infants' School has around 132 pupils on roll. 22% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Glebe Infants' School?
7.7% of sessions were missed at Glebe Infants' School in 2024/25. 26.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Glebe Infants' School?
Apply through Gloucestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Glebe Infants' School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Glebe Infants' School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 9 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Gloucestershire is 5 (the median across 338 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Glebe Infants' School?
Glebe Infants' School is at Glebe Way, Newent, Gloucestershire, GL18 1BL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)