Kingsway Primary School, Gloucester

Ofsted's report card from its 9 June 2026 inspection grades Kingsway Primary School on 7 areas: 4 strong standard and 3 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "The early years provision is successfully rooted in an inclusive ethos."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have established a highly inclusive culture in which pupils who face barriers to learning and wellbeing are swiftly identified and supported effectively."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders provide clear strategic direction grounded in an accurate understanding of the school's context and priorities."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have established a well-considered and ambitious approach to personal development and wellbeing that is central to the school's work."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils typically make at least expected progress from their starting points, reflecting the school's effective focus on securing pupils' knowledge in communication, reading, writing and mathematics."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils' overall attendance has improved for the second consecutive year, including for disadvantaged pupils."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The curriculum is designed well, thoughtfully sequenced and aligned with clear endpoints."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to improve attendance among disadvantaged pupils by working effectively with parents and carers to address the underlying barriers to absence, ensuring that strategies are implemented consistently and have a measurable impact on further reducing persistent absence"; "Leaders should support staff to implement the agreed pedagogical approach to be even more consistent across the remaining foundation subjects and help pupils secure a deep knowledge of the curriculum content in these subjects and progress consistently well through them".

In its own words: "In this section you will find a range of information about Kingsway Primary School, including details about our values, our staff team, governance and key information about how the school operates. You can explore these pages using the drop-down menu above to learn more about our school community and the work we do to support our pupils."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, hockey, athletics, gymnastics, Lego, art and forest school.

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at Kingsway Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 80% 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 (84% in reading, 79% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 59 families put Kingsway Primary School as their first choice and 112 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Kingsway Primary School are Waterwells Primary Academy (0.2 miles, Good, 80% reading, 72% maths); Harewood Infant School (0.5 miles, Good); Harewood Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 88% reading, 91% maths); and Field Court Junior School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 84% reading, 89% maths).

Kingsway Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

28.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (65%), Asian (9%) and Black (8%).

In 2026, 93 pupils (20.9%) received SEN support and 27 (6.1%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Gloucester Rail Station, about 3.2 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Northwood Drive (by), 110 metres away.

In 2024/25, Kingsway Primary School issued 52 suspensions, 12.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Kingsway Primary School are Holmleigh Park High School (0.5 miles), Severn Vale School (0.9 miles), St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre (1.1 miles) and The Crypt School (1.4 miles).