Great Oldbury Primary Academy, Stonehouse
Great Oldbury Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Stonehouse, part of Gloucestershire Learning Alliance. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2024. For 2026 entry it had 1.2 first-choice applications for every place. It was 46% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
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 26 Oct 2026
Great Oldbury Primary Academy in detail
Great Oldbury Primary Academy in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Great Oldbury Primary Academy is a truly exciting place to learn. No one day is ever the same and there is always something new to discover. Our beautiful Gloucestershire Learning Alliance (GLA) Multi-Academy Trust school and nursery sits in the heart of the Great Oldbury community and opened in September 2021 to Reception, Nursery and Pre school."
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
The school day runs from 8:45am to 3:15pm.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)The school day (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Great Oldbury Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 54 families put Great Oldbury Primary Academy as their first choice and 93 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 9 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Great Oldbury Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Great Oldbury Primary Academy are Stonehouse Park Infant School (0.9 miles, Good); Park Junior School (0.9 miles, Requires improvement, 71% reading, 57% maths); Eastington Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 85% reading, 80% maths); and Leonard Stanley Church of England Primary School (2 miles, Good, 97% reading, 84% maths).
Stonehouse Park Infant SchoolPark Junior SchoolEastington Primary SchoolLeonard Stanley Church of England Primary School
The trust
Great Oldbury Primary Academy is one of 11 schools run by Gloucestershire Learning Alliance, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
5.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (85%) and Mixed (5%).
In 2026, 37 pupils (15.3%) received SEN support and 5 (2.1%) 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.
Staffing
Great Oldbury Primary Academy had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Stonehouse Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Veterans Way (before), 130 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
Great Oldbury Primary Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its February 2024 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Personal development, Early years.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
At a Glance
18.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
27.2
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
28.5
KS2
6
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Great Oldbury Primary Academy
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Great Oldbury Primary Academy.
- Mother GooseAt the school · Not yet graded
- Move More Camps - Great OldburyAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Great Oldbury Primary Academy is a free 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 Great Oldbury Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Great Oldbury Primary Academy 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)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Great Oldbury Primary Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
46%
Available places
145 pupils
315 places
170 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Stonehouse
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Stonehouse
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: Oversubscribed
Inspection History
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
37
SEN Support
5
EHC Plans
17.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
242
Total Pupils
112
Boys
130
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
22.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,818
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,454
Per pupil
£1091k
Total funding
£41k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.3%
Overall absence
12.3%
Persistent absence
106
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
Great Oldbury Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about Great Oldbury Primary Academy
What is Great Oldbury Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Great Oldbury Primary Academy was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2024.
What is the catchment area for Great Oldbury Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Great Oldbury Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Gloucestershire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Great Oldbury Primary Academy?
Great Oldbury Primary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 46% of its 315 places.
How big are the classes at Great Oldbury Primary Academy?
Classes at Great Oldbury Primary Academy average 27.2 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Great Oldbury Primary Academy?
Great Oldbury Primary Academy has around 242 pupils on roll. 19% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Great Oldbury Primary Academy?
5.3% of sessions were missed at Great Oldbury Primary Academy in 2024/25. 12.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Great Oldbury Primary Academy?
Apply through Gloucestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Great Oldbury Primary Academy 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.
Does Great Oldbury Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs at the school: Mother Goose (registered, not yet graded) and Move More Camps - Great Oldbury (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Great Oldbury Primary Academy?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in Gloucestershire is 5 (the median across 338 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Great Oldbury Primary Academy?
Great Oldbury Primary Academy is at Veterans Way, Great Oldbury, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 3WH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)