Pauntley Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school·Primary school Newent, Gloucestershire·GL18 1LL
Composite score
62.5
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#3,278
National rank
#296
In South West
#54
In Gloucestershire
Top 22%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
71%
% achieving higher RWM
14%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
3 first choices, 5 places
First choices per place
0.60
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
15
any preference, for 5 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.40
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020221.0020231.0020241.0020250.602026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Pauntley Church of England Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
29
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
17.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
3.4%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
10.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.7%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
5.7%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
14.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£11,432
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Pauntley Church of England Primary School

Pauntley Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Newent, Gloucestershire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. Around 29 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 71% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 19.0 percentage points compared with the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 22% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 14% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Pauntley Church of England Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 5 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 3.7%. There are about 14.5 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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