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Randwick Church of England Primary School, Stroud

Outstanding
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 4–11

Randwick Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Stroud. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 2nd-highest of the 24 schools in Stroud with published results, and 474th of 14,452 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Outstanding (2014)
Demand
Every first choice offered
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

Randwick Church of England Primary School in detail

Randwick Church of England Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "Randwick is a small village school and is very proud of all it achieves. The children thrive at the school, enjoy their learning, are well cared for and are closely supported by dedicated staff, governors, parents and carers and other members of the community."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, cricket, multi-sports, cross-country, yoga, recorder, Lego, art and forest school.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:50am and after-school care, from £3.50 per session.

Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 100% of Year 6 pupils at Randwick Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Gloucestershire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 75% in reading and 67% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at Randwick Church of England Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 11 families put Randwick Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 37 named it as one of their preferences, for 11 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Randwick Church of England Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Randwick Church of England Primary School are Cashes Green Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 81% reading, 72% maths); Whiteshill Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 94% reading, 50% maths); Lift Callowell (0.8 miles, 86% reading, 79% maths); and Foxmoor Primary School (1 mile, Good, 92% reading, 86% maths).

Randwick Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Cashes Green Primary SchoolWhiteshill Primary SchoolLift CallowellFoxmoor Primary School

What parents say

25 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Randwick Church of England Primary School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that their child is happy at the school (96%).

Who goes there

10.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Staffing

Randwick Church of England Primary School had 7 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 Stroud (Glos) Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Demand Responsive Area (drt), 40 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Randwick Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Randwick Church of England Primary School issued 1 suspension, 1.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Randwick Church of England Primary School are Archway School (0.7 miles), Marling School (1.1 miles), Stroud High School (1.1 miles) and Maidenhill School (1.4 miles).

Archway SchoolMarling SchoolStroud High SchoolMaidenhill School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Kathryn Wilson
Pupils:86
LA:Gloucestershire
Phone:01453762773
Address:The Lane, Randwick, Stroud, GL6 6HL
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from May 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 4 March 2025View full report
URN:115645
UKPRN:10072388
Diocese:Diocese of Gloucester
Constituency:Stroud
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Randwick is a warm, welcoming school where children thrive both academically and personally. The school excels at teaching reading from the start and building children's confidence through a thoughtful personal development programme. Your child will benefit from high expectations, lots of enrichment activities, and caring staff who know them well.

Key Strengths

  • Pupils develop strong reading skills through systematic phonics teaching and carefully matched books from Reception onwards
  • Excellent personal development programme that helps pupils understand emotions, empathy and healthy relationships
  • Strong extra-curricular provision including clubs, residential visits, and sporting and musical events
  • High expectations of behaviour and achievement that pupils consistently meet
  • Well-developed curriculum in most subjects with clear progression of knowledge and skills

Areas for Improvement

  • In some subjects, curriculum is not yet sharply defined, limiting pupils' cumulative knowledge building
  • Not all teaching has strong subject knowledge, so activities don't always deepen pupils' understanding
  • Reception Year vocabulary foundations need better focus to support learning in Key Stage 1 and 2
  • Pupils' work is not always adapted well to their starting points across all subjects

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective with strong relationships between staff and pupils, and children comfortable sharing worries knowing staff will help them.

Extracurricular Activities

Computing club, philosophy club, crafts club, residential visits, sporting events and competitions, musical events and competitions, singing competitions, school council, anti-bullying ambassadors, buddy system

Randwick Church of England Primary School is a Good primary school where pupils are enthusiastic learners with positive attitudes to their studies. The school has high expectations of behaviour and achievement, and pupils live up to these through a well-structured curriculum and strong personal development programme.

At a Glance

10.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

25 responses
Would recommend100%
Child is happy96%
Child does well96%
High expectations96%
Feels safe96%
Well behaved96%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)100%
Kept informed96%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)93%
Wider development96%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+25ppMaths+23ppWriting+13pp

Reading has improved from 75% to 100% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 67% to 90% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 67% to 80% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

21.5

Avg class size

4

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Term dates

Randwick Church of England 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)

Source: Gloucestershire term dates

Getting There

Bus Stops

Demand Responsive Area (DRT)
43m · 1 min walk
The Lane (after)
156m · 3 min walk
The Hill (opp)
205m · 3 min walk
Lightwood Lane (corner of)
379m · 6 min walk
Primrose Hill (nr)
502m · 8 min walk

Free school transport

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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.

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Your chances of a place at Randwick Church of England Primary School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

98%

Near capacity

89 pupils

91 places

2 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Stroud

High pressure
New homes approved:1,676
Projected new pupils:419

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

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: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(6)

4 March 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
20 May 2014
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
9 January 2012

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

16

SEN Support

4

EHC Plans

23.3%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Specific Learning Difficulty5
Social, Emotional & Mental Health3
Moderate Learning Difficulty2
Speech, Language & Communication2
Severe Learning Difficulty1
Visual Impairment1
Physical Disability1
Autistic Spectrum Disorder1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
82.6%
Mixed
4.7%
Unclassified
3.5%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals10.5%
English as Additional Language3.5%

86

Total Pupils

38

Boys

48

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

7

Teachers

12.3:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£50,042

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,194

Per pupil

£587k

Total funding

£14k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£15,863
EAL funding£1,411
Lump sum£146,053

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.2%

Overall absence

1.3%

Persistent absence

76

Enrolments

Authorised2.7%
Unauthorised0.5%
Persistent (10%+)1.3%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

3.9%
18/19
3.0%
20/21
8.1%
21/22
5.3%
22/23
6.1%
23/24
3.2%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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 Randwick Church of England Primary School

What are SATs results like at Randwick Church of England Primary School?

Of the pupils at Randwick Church of England Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 100% reached the expected standard in reading and 90% did so in maths.

What is Randwick Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Randwick Church of England Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2014, it was rated Outstanding.

What is the catchment area for Randwick Church of England Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Randwick Church of England 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 Randwick Church of England Primary School?

Randwick Church of England Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Randwick Church of England Primary School?

Classes at Randwick Church of England Primary School average 21.5 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Randwick Church of England Primary School?

Randwick Church of England Primary School has around 86 pupils on roll. 11% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Randwick Church of England Primary School?

3.2% of sessions were missed at Randwick Church of England Primary School in 2024/25. 1.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Randwick Church of England Primary School?

Apply through Gloucestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Randwick Church of England 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.

What are Randwick Church of England Primary School's term dates?

Randwick Church of England 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 Randwick Church of England Primary School?

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 Randwick Church of England Primary School?

Randwick Church of England Primary School is at The Lane, Randwick, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 6HL.

Sources: Gloucestershire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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