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Picklenash Junior School

Ross Road, Newent, GL18 1BG

Local ranking196th of 239 primary schools in Gloucestershire
Ofsted: Requires improvementUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

240

Capacity

7-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 25 February 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
29.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
2.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
46.0%
Writing (Expected)
46.0%
Maths (Expected)
39.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
46.0%
Reading avg scaled score
98.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
96.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
98.0
Cohort Size
41

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
161
Boys
83 (52%)
Girls
78 (48%)
Capacity
240 (67% full)
SEND
27.3%
FSM Eligible
28.6%
EAL
22.4%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.7%
SEN Support
23.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
24.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
12.4
Budget per Pupil
£7,287/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
23.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 68.8%
  • White Other: 19.1%
  • Black African: 2.5%
  • Gypsy/Roma: 1.9%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.9%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.9%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.3%
  • Mixed Other: 0.6%

68.8%

White British

19.1%

White Other

2.5%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
115733
UKPRN
10069669
Establishment No.
5203