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Sharpness Primary School

Primary

Stroud · Berkeley · GL13 9NU www.sharpnessprimary.org.uk/

Pupils
114
cap. 140
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

6 reports

This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Stroud. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Applications and offers

Primary · Reception · 2026/27

20places offered

35 applications named this school. 18 put it first.

Offers by preference

1st preference: 18 offers from 18 applications
2nd preference: 2 offers from 10 applications
3rd preference: 0 offers from 4 applications

Each child gets one offer: the highest preference with a place for them. Lower-preference applicants often got a higher choice elsewhere.

Published preference and offer counts from national offer day. Not a prediction of whether you will get a place.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
60%
-23pp
LA
62%
England
63%
83%69%55%
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RWM higher
0%
-8pp
LA
10%
England
8%
14%7%0%
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Parent View

as at 2026-04-06
Overall happy
95%
Would recommend
95%
Responses
19
All questions12
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No
  • Positive
  • Neutral
  • Negative

Q1. My child is happy at this school

95%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

95%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

95%

Q4a. Has your child been bullied at this school?

Q5a. Does your child have Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities?

5%

Q5b. The school gives them the support they need to succeed

Q6. The school communicates well with me about the things I need to know

68%

Q7. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

68%

Q8. When the school makes decisions it has the child's best interests at heart

84%

Q9. The school gives my child the right support to enable them to learn well

79%

Q10. Would you recommend this school to another parent?

95%

Q11. Your overall view of the school

89%

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

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
40%
Writing expected standard
65%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
5%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
80%
LA AVG 75%
SPAG higher standard
10%
LA AVG 29%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 106.23
Maths scaled score
101.0
LA AVG 104.41
GPS scaled score
103.0

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 · January 2025 school census

Pupils on roll
114
cap. 140
117109101
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Pupil : teacher ratio
20.4
LA AVG 19.07:1
21.918.815.6
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EAL
2%
LA AVG 9.25%
6%4%2%
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FSM in last 6 years
19%
LA AVG 18.8%
22%15%9%
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SEN
16%
LA AVG 22.01%
22%18%13%
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Overall absence
6%
LA
5%
England
5%
6%5%4%
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Persistent absence
21%
LA
12%
England
13%
24%15%6%
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Overview

AddressNew Town, Berkeley, GL13 9NU
Telephone01453811220
Local authorityGloucestershire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.4:1
Religious characterDoes not apply

Nearby schools

Other open schools of the same phase near GL13 9NU. This is not last-offer distance or a catchment.

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Finance£7173 spend / pupil£7239 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

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 prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2560%0%114
2023/2483%8%107
2022/2376%0%+1.00+3.40+0.10114
2018/1973%14%+2.10+3.30+4.60112
2017/1871%0%-1.50-1.60-2.00117
2016/1755%0%-1.20-3.90-2.90116
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2580%40%65%0%75%5%80%80%107.0101.0103.016%
2023/2492%42%83%33%92%8%92%83%109.0103.0107.022%
2022/2376%18%82%18%76%6%82%76%104.0102.0102.016%
2018/1977%14%82%18%95%18%86%82%103.0106.0105.013%
2017/1879%7%86%7%79%7%79%43%103.0103.0100.016%
2016/1764%27%64%0%64%9%82%55%101.099.098.013%

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
2024/2511420.416%2%19%6%21%
2023/2410720.422%3%18%6%24%
2022/2311421.916%6%9%6%18%
2021/2211321.717%3%14%6%16%
2020/2110116.314%2%18%
2018/1911215.613%3%20%5%8%
2017/1811718.516%3%20%4%7%
2016/1711617.813%2%22%4%6%

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