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Northway Infant School, Tewkesbury

Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Ages 4–7

Northway Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 7 in Tewkesbury, part of Gloucestershire Learning Alliance. It was 48% full in 2025.

Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
Better than England average
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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

Northway Infant School in detail

Getting a place at Northway Infant School

For September 2026 entry, 30 families put Northway Infant School as their first choice and 54 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Northway Infant School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Northway Infant School are Carrant Brook Junior School (0.3 miles, 69% reading, 67% maths); Ashchurch Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 95% reading, 89% maths); Tirlebrook Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 83% reading, 60% maths); and Mitton Manor Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 73% maths).

Carrant Brook Junior SchoolAshchurch Primary SchoolTirlebrook Primary SchoolMitton Manor Primary School

The trust

Northway Infant School 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.

All 11 schools in Gloucestershire Learning Alliance

Who goes there

7.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 20 pupils (22.5%) received SEN support and 7 (7.9%) 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

Northway Infant School had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Ashchurch for Tewkesbury Rail Station, about 570 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ash Road (opposite), 110 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Northway Infant School issued 3 suspensions, 3.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

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

Likely (~684m)Possible (~977m)Unlikely (~1.3km)

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 GIAS
Head:Mrs Danielle Morley
Pupils:89
LA:Gloucestershire
Phone:01684293447
Address:Virginia Road, Northway, Tewkesbury, GL20 8PT
Trust:GLOUCESTERSHIRE LEARNING ALLIANCE (11 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2024

Ofsted Rating

Northway Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2024. Before that, as Northway Infant School (URN 115563), it was rated Outstanding in March 2024.

URN:151066
UKPRN:10095789
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Tewkesbury
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

18.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

29.7

Avg class size

29.7

Infant (KS1)

3

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Term dates

Northway Infant School 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

Train Stations

Ashchurch for Tewkesbury Rail Station
568m · 9 min walk

Bus Stops

Ash Road (opp)
109m · 2 min walk
Northway Lane (nr)
115m · 2 min walk
The Northway (o/s)
172m · 3 min walk
Lee Walk (by)
213m · 3 min walk
Stanford Road (before)
345m · 6 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Northway Infant 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
2
Children hurt
2

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, 2 serious and 3 slight.

2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.

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.

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Your chances of a place at Northway Infant School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

48%

Available places

87 pupils

180 places

93 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Tewkesbury

Low pressure
New homes approved:838
Projected new pupils:210

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Tewkesbury

Across Gloucestershire council

Low demand council-wide0.83 applications per place

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

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

20

SEN Support

7

EHC Plans

30.3%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication12
Social, Emotional & Mental Health6
Autistic Spectrum Disorder2
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
89.9%
Asian
1.1%
Black
1.1%
Mixed
1.1%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals18.0%
English as Additional Language7.9%

89

Total Pupils

38

Boys

51

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

7

Teachers

12.7:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£51,540

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,177

Per pupil

£611k

Total funding

£9k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£20,081
EAL funding£919
Lump sum£146,053

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.8%

Overall absence

5.1%

Persistent absence

59

Enrolments

Authorised3.0%
Unauthorised0.9%
Persistent (10%+)5.1%
Severe (50%+)1.7%

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Northway Infant School

What is Northway Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Northway Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2024. Before that, as Northway Infant School (URN 115563), it was rated Outstanding in March 2024.

What is the catchment area for Northway Infant School?

No fixed boundary. When Northway Infant 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 Northway Infant School?

Northway Infant School was not full in 2025: it ran at 48% of its 180 places.

How big are the classes at Northway Infant School?

Classes at Northway Infant School average 29.7 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 Northway Infant School?

Northway Infant School has around 89 pupils on roll. 18% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Northway Infant School?

3.8% of sessions were missed at Northway Infant School in 2024/25. 5.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Northway Infant School?

Apply through Gloucestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Northway Infant 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 Northway Infant 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, 2 serious and 3 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 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 Northway Infant School?

Northway Infant School is at Virginia Road, Northway, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 8PT.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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