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Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School, Berkeley

Requires Improvement
Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 5–11

Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Berkeley, part of Severn Federation Academy Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2022. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 23rd-highest of the 209 schools in Gloucestershire with published results, and 1,036th of 14,452 across England. It was 82% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2022)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Gloucestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School in detail

Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "Stone with Woodford Primary School is a voluntary controlled, small Church of England village school in Gloucestershire. In August 2013 we became an academy. The school combines a warm and friendly atmosphere with high standards of educational achievement, and puts enjoyment at the heart of every child’s education within a Christian context."

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 3 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Gloucestershire

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

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 92% of Year 6 pupils at Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 92% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Gloucestershire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 92% in reading and 85% in maths in 2024.

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

Getting a place at Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 8 families put Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 25 named it as one of their preferences, for 9 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 Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School are Tortworth Primary School (1.9 miles, 89% reading, 67% maths); Lift Berkeley (2.4 miles, Good, 67% reading, 57% maths); Charfield Primary School (3.1 miles, Outstanding, 97% reading, 77% maths); and North Nibley CofE Primary School (3.2 miles, Good, 82% reading, 82% maths).

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

Tortworth Primary SchoolLift BerkeleyCharfield Primary SchoolNorth Nibley CofE Primary School

The trust

Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School is one of 13 schools run by Severn Federation Academy Trust, an academy trust.

All 13 schools in Severn Federation Academy Trust

What parents say

39 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School (as of September 2025): 77% would recommend the school, 90% say their child is happy there and 56% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (56%).

Who goes there

6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 14 pupils (16.9%) received SEN support and 1 (1.2%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Staffing

Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School had 6 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

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is All Saints' Church (by), 80 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School issued 19 suspensions, 20.9 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; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Matthew Hall
Pupils:83
LA:Gloucestershire
Phone:01454260309
Address:Stone, Berkeley, GL13 9JX
Trust:SEVERN FEDERATION ACADEMY TRUST (13 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 August 2013

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 29 April 2025View full report
URN:139987
UKPRN:10042322
Diocese:Diocese of Gloucester
Constituency:Stroud
Urban/Rural:Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's April 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Stone with Woodford is particularly strong in reading and early literacy. Staff inspire pupils to become avid readers through carefully chosen texts that help children learn about different people's lives and experiences. The school sets high standards for behaviour and creates a calm, respectful environment where pupils feel safe and are well supported, including those with additional needs.

Key Strengths

  • Reading is at the heart of the curriculum - children learn sounds confidently from Reception and staff use ongoing checks to help those needing extra support catch up quickly
  • High expectations for behaviour and conduct - pupils understand school values of respect, kindness and resilience, creating a calm and orderly atmosphere
  • Strong support for pupils with SEND - targets are clear and precise, ensuring pupils learn successfully alongside their peers
  • Teachers have secure subject knowledge in many subjects and explain curriculum content clearly
  • Broad range of wider activities and strong sense of community praised by parents and carers

Areas for Improvement

  • Not all year groups have embedded the raised expectations for positive attitudes to learning - some pupils still need reminders and can distract themselves and others
  • In subjects where subject leadership is under development, staff lack sufficient curriculum expertise to teach content effectively or adapt resources well
  • Pupils in some subjects are given tasks that are sometimes too easy or too hard, so they don't secure prior knowledge or build new knowledge well

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective and the school has created an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

Clubs, trips, visits, school council, leadership roles, charity fundraising

Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School is rated Good across all key areas. The school has improved from its previous 'Requires improvement' rating and now provides a calm, orderly learning environment where pupils behave well and achieve effectively.

At a Glance

16.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

39 responses
Would recommend77%
Child is happy90%
Child does well74%
High expectations67%
Feels safe85%
Well behaved69%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)56%
Kept informed74%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)76%
Wider development64%

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
ReadingMaths+7ppWriting

Reading has remained stable at around 92% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 85% to 92% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 92% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

18.5

Avg class size

9.0

Infant (KS1)

28.0

KS2

2

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School.

  • Teachsport Extra TimeAt the school · Not yet graded

Term dates

Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary 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

Bus Stops

All Saints' Church (by)
75m · 1 min walk
Stone Court (opp)
361m · 6 min walk
Damery Lane (after)
626m · 10 min walk
Rose Cottage (N-bound)
861m · 14 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
3
Fatal
0
Serious
1
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, 1 serious and 2 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

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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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

82%

Available places

86 pupils

105 places

19 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Berkeley

High pressure
New homes approved:233
Projected new pupils:58

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

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(3)

29 April 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
1 November 2022
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsRequires Improvement
9 June 2009
Outstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

14

SEN Support

1

EHC Plans

18.1%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health7
Autistic Spectrum Disorder2
Specific Learning Difficulty1
Moderate Learning Difficulty1
Speech, Language & Communication1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
78.3%
Black
2.4%
Mixed
3.6%
Other
1.2%
Unclassified
8.4%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals16.9%
English as Additional Language6.0%

83

Total Pupils

37

Boys

46

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

6

Teachers

13.8:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£42,400

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,327

Per pupil

£621k

Total funding

£9k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£11,243
EAL funding£1,437
Sparsity£45,000
Lump sum£146,053

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.9%

Overall absence

15.6%

Persistent absence

77

Enrolments

Authorised5.7%
Unauthorised1.1%
Persistent (10%+)15.6%
Severe (50%+)1.3%

Absence trend

3.2%
18/19
2.9%
20/21
5.0%
21/22
6.0%
22/23
4.5%
23/24
6.9%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Questions parents ask about Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School

What are SATs results like at Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School?

Of the pupils at Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 92% reached the expected standard in reading and 92% did so in maths.

What is Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2022, it was rated Requires Improvement.

What is the catchment area for Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Stone with Woodford 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 Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School?

Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 82% of its 105 places.

How big are the classes at Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School?

Classes at Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School average 18.5 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School?

Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School has around 83 pupils on roll. 17% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School?

6.9% of sessions were missed at Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School in 2024/25. 15.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School?

Apply through Gloucestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Stone with Woodford 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.

Does Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Teachsport Extra Time (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 Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School?

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, 1 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School?

Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School is at Stone, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, GL13 9JX.

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

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