Hunts Grove Primary Academy, Gloucester
Hunts Grove Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Gloucester, part of Greenshaw Learning Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 22nd-highest of the 53 schools in Gloucester with published results, and 6,110th of 14,452 across England. It was 80% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Gloucestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Hunts Grove Primary Academy in detail
Hunts Grove Primary Academy in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Our dedicated team of staff and trustees work to ensure our children feel happy and safe, whilst being provided with a high-quality education and life skills through an engaging, broad and balanced curriculum."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, cricket, yoga, art, photography and book club.
Coming up: an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Gloucestershire
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Hunts Grove Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Gloucestershire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 70% in reading and 80% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Hunts Grove Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 46 families put Hunts Grove Primary Academy as their first choice and 86 named it as one of their preferences, for 47 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 Hunts Grove Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hunts Grove Primary Academy are Waterwells Primary Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 80% reading, 72% maths); Hardwicke Parochial Primary Academy (1 mile, Good, 76% reading, 76% maths); Haresfield Church of England Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 69% reading, 69% maths); and Kingsway Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 78% reading, 80% maths).
Hunts Grove Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Waterwells Primary AcademyHardwicke Parochial Primary AcademyHaresfield Church of England Primary SchoolKingsway Primary School
The trust
Hunts Grove Primary Academy is one of 39 schools run by Greenshaw Learning Trust, 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
12.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (68%), Asian (9%) and Mixed (8%).
In 2026, 53 pupils (13.3%) received SEN support and 11 (2.8%) 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 Hunts Grove Primary Academy.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Goose Foot Lane (by), 110 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Hunts Grove Primary Academy issued 6 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); 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; 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 · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2024 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Leadership & management.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Early years.
At a Glance
19.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 70% to 84% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 80% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 80% to 94% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.5
Avg class size
28.2
Infant (KS1)
28.3
KS2
15
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 Hunts Grove Primary Academy
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Hunts Grove Primary Academy.
- Kiki's Out Of Schools ClubAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Hunts Grove Primary Academy is an academy, 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 Hunts Grove Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Hunts Grove 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)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 1 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
1 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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Your chances of a place at Hunts Grove Primary Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
80%
Available places
334 pupils
420 places
86 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Gloucester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Gloucester
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(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
53
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
16.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
400
Total Pupils
230
Boys
170
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
19
Teachers
21.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,343
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,123
Per pupil
£1916k
Total funding
£109k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.8%
Overall absence
6.0%
Persistent absence
299
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
Hunts Grove Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about Hunts Grove Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at Hunts Grove Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at Hunts Grove Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 84% reached the expected standard in reading and 75% did so in maths.
What is Hunts Grove Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Hunts Grove Primary Academy was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2024.
What is the catchment area for Hunts Grove Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Hunts Grove 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 Hunts Grove Primary Academy?
Hunts Grove Primary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 80% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Hunts Grove Primary Academy?
Classes at Hunts Grove Primary Academy average 25.5 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 Hunts Grove Primary Academy?
Hunts Grove Primary Academy has around 400 pupils on roll. 19% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Hunts Grove Primary Academy?
3.8% of sessions were missed at Hunts Grove Primary Academy in 2024/25. 6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Hunts Grove Primary Academy?
Apply through Gloucestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Hunts Grove 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 Hunts Grove Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Kiki's Out Of Schools Club (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 Hunts Grove Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 1 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 1 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 Hunts Grove Primary Academy?
Hunts Grove Primary Academy is at Harrier Way, Hunts Grove, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 4EP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)