King's Stanley CofE Primary School, Stonehouse
King's Stanley CofE Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Stonehouse. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 4th-highest of the 6 schools in Stonehouse with published results, and 6,110th of 14,452 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
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
King's Stanley CofE Primary School in detail
King's Stanley CofE Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "King’s Stanley Church of England Primary School is a nurturing and inclusive school, rooted in our core values of Respect Responsibility and Resilience. We offer a broad and inspiring curriculum that enables every child to achieve academically while developing confidence social skills and strong character. We welcome children aged 4 to 11, organised into seven single-age classes of 30 pupils."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at King's Stanley CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Gloucestershire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (76% in reading, 79% in maths).
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at King's Stanley CofE Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 29 families put King's Stanley CofE Primary School as their first choice and 80 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at King's Stanley CofE Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to King's Stanley CofE Primary School are Leonard Stanley Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 97% reading, 84% maths); Foxmoor Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 92% reading, 86% maths); Park Junior School (1.4 miles, Requires improvement, 71% reading, 57% maths); and Stonehouse Park Infant School (1.4 miles, Good).
King's Stanley CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.
Leonard Stanley Church of England Primary SchoolFoxmoor Primary SchoolPark Junior SchoolStonehouse Park Infant School
Who goes there
6.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Staffing
King's Stanley CofE Primary School had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 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.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shute Street (before), 40 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, King's Stanley CofE Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
The school is welcoming, happy and inclusive. It has high expectations of pupils' learning and behaviour. The school's values of respect, resilience and responsibility are woven through all that it does. Pupils are proud ambassadors for the school. They enjoy school and behave well. Pupils are respectful, polite and sociable.
Pupils feel safe. Staff forge caring, supportive relationships with pupils. As a result, pupils trust adults to sort out any problems. They say they can talk to adults if they have any worries.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school provides an ambitious, well-planned and sequenced curriculum in most subjects. Pupils develop secure knowledge and skills in reading, writing and mathematics. A high proportion of pupils achieve very strong outcomes. Children also achieve well in the early years foundation stage.
Reading is prioritised. Children begin to learn to read as soon as they start school. Highly effective teaching enables pupils to become fluent, confident readers. Pupils who find reading difficult are provided with extra help. This improves their fluency and helps them to catch up. Pupils find the range of books on offer at the school fascinating. This helps them to develop their skills and their love of reading. Pupils become absorbed when they listen to books that adults read to them.
From Ofsted's June 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
6.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 76% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 78% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 69% to 75% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.5
Avg class size
24.0
Infant (KS1)
31.0
KS2
2
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with King's Stanley CofE Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near King's Stanley CofE Primary School.
- Atlas Camps Leonard Stanley680m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
King's Stanley CofE Primary School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Gloucestershire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. King's Stanley CofE Primary 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
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
2 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at King's Stanley CofE Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
206 pupils
210 places
4 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(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
28
SEN Support
10
EHC Plans
18.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
205
Total Pupils
110
Boys
95
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
13.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,816
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,117
Per pupil
£1143k
Total funding
£17k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.2%
Overall absence
8.4%
Persistent absence
178
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
King's Stanley CofE Primary School
Questions parents ask about King's Stanley CofE Primary School
What are SATs results like at King's Stanley CofE Primary School?
Of the pupils at King's Stanley CofE Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 81% reached the expected standard in reading and 78% did so in maths.
What is King's Stanley CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?
King's Stanley CofE Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024.
What is the catchment area for King's Stanley CofE Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When King's Stanley CofE Primary 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 King's Stanley CofE Primary School?
King's Stanley CofE Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at King's Stanley CofE Primary School?
Classes at King's Stanley CofE Primary School average 27.5 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to King's Stanley CofE Primary School?
King's Stanley CofE Primary School has around 205 pupils on roll. 6% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at King's Stanley CofE Primary School?
6.2% of sessions were missed at King's Stanley CofE Primary School in 2024/25. 8.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to King's Stanley CofE Primary School?
Apply through Gloucestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming King's Stanley CofE Primary 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.
Does King's Stanley CofE Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of King's Stanley CofE Primary School: Atlas Camps Leonard Stanley (680m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are King's Stanley CofE Primary School's term dates?
King's Stanley CofE Primary School is a voluntary controlled school, so its term dates are set by Gloucestershire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).
How many road collisions happen near King's Stanley CofE Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 2 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 King's Stanley CofE Primary School?
King's Stanley CofE Primary School is at Broad Street, King's Stanley, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 3PN.
Sources: Gloucestershire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)