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Offa's Mead Academy

Primary

Forest of Dean · Chepstow · NP16 7DT http://www.offasmeadacademy.org

Pupils
138
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
138
Pupils · 2024/25
33%
EAL · 2024/25
30%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
138
Pupils · 2024/25
33%
EAL · 2024/25
30%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Overview

Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/10/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Previous inspection
  • 2018Inadequate
AddressBeachley Road, Sedbury, Chepstow, NP16 7DT
Telephone01291622932
Local authorityGloucestershire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.0:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£8080 spend / pupil£8500 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

Establishment history

Earlier establishment on this site or under a previous URN.

PreviouslyOffa's Mead Primary SchoolClosed · from 2012-09-01

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06View on Parent View
Overall happy
88%
Would recommend
76%
Responses
25
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

88%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

92%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

68%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

12%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

64%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

68%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

68%

Q9. My child does well at this school

80%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

68%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

84%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

84%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

64%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

76%

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
69%
+15pp
69%60%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
13%
+5pp
20%10%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
56%
LA AVG 74.59%
SPAG higher standard
19%
LA AVG 28.53%
Reading scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 106.23
Maths scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 104.41
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
138
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
LA AVG 19.07:1
EAL
33%
LA AVG 9.25%
FSM eligible
51%
LA AVG 18.8%
SEN
23%
LA AVG 22.01%
Overall absence
7%
LA AVG 5.33%
Persistent absence
30%
LA AVG 12.37%

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2569%13%81%31%75%19%75%19%81%56%108.0106.0104.023%138
2023/2454%8%58%21%79%13%79%25%79%79%104.0104.0107.035%120
2022/2360%20%87%40%67%20%87%27%73%80%106.0105.0106.0+3.60+1.70+2.6032%145
2018/1959%9%59%23%77%18%64%18%82%64%101.0103.0102.0-4.40-2.30-3.4018%171
2017/1850%0%56%19%56%13%56%6%63%44%101.099.099.0-2.30-4.20-2.5023%198
2016/1756%4%63%19%78%11%81%11%81%74%103.0105.0104.0-2.40-0.70-0.9016%184

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2513818.123%33%51%7%30%
2023/2412018.035%8%30%5%13%
2022/2314518.132%8%25%6%17%
2021/2212714.428%3%29%8%27%
2020/2113417.615%3%20%
2018/1917121.618%6%18%6%18%
2017/1819829.123%9%16%6%19%
2016/1718428.316%10%12%5%14%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.