Gardners Lane Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 17 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Unique reference
131249
Address
Gardners Lane, Swindon Road, GL51 9JW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
281 (66% of total capacity)
Boys
52.7%
Girls
47.3%
First language not English
31.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
38.8%
Persistent absence
28.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
25.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 52%
Other White 12.8%
Other Asian 11.4%
African 6.8%
Indian 5.7%
Bangladeshi 3.6%
Mixed 2.9%
Other Black 1.4%
Other 1.4%
Unclassified 1.1%
Chinese 0.7%
Pakistani 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average8.3
WritingWell above average6.4
MathsWell above average6.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 77%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 10%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Gardners Lane Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
36
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
32
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
32
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
40
22
18
Year 1
41
24
17
Year 2
33
13
20
Year 3
39
22
17
Year 4
41
23
18
Year 5
44
24
20
Year 6
43
20
23
Year 2023-2024

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