Sharpness Primary School

Stroud · GL13 9NU

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 114 pupils, 14.9% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Sharpness Primary School

General Information

Address: New Town, Berkeley, GL13 9NU – View on map
Phone: 01453811220
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Miss Helen Buckingham
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 18 families put it first for 20 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 9 · 2025 10 · 2026 9
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

114 pupils out of 140 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 17
% eligible for free school meals: 14.9%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (less mixed than the Stroud average)
English as an additional language: 4% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 5.6% a year (Stroud 15.7%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 100% moved to another school, 0% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Gloucestershire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 9 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 11 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Gloucestershire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 21.2%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 9.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 6.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 6 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Profound and multiple learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card January 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching Needs attention
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
Early years Needs attention
Leadership and governance Needs attention

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2021). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 60% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 3 percentage points below the Stroud average (63%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 71% against an expected 68%)
3-year average (expected standard): 71%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 80% · Writing 65% · Maths 75% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 80%
Average test scores: reading 107, maths 101
Based on: 20 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolStroud averageEngland↘ Falling Down 16 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 3 percentage points below the Stroud average (63%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 31st of 52 junior and primary schools in the area

#30Cam Everlands Primary School61%
=31Brimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary School60%
=31Sharpness Primary School60%
=33North Nibley CofE Primary School59%
=33Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School59%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Coaley Church of England Primary Academy100%
#2Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School92%
#3Amberley Parochial School87%
#4Horsley Church of England Primary School82%
=5Eastcombe Primary School80%
=5Randwick Church of England Primary School80%
=5St Joseph's Catholic Primary School80%
=8Cranham Church of England Primary School78%
=8Foxmoor Primary School78%
=8Upton St Leonards Church of England Primary School78%
#11Stroud Valley Community Primary School77%
#12Nailsworth Church of England Primary School76%
#13Eastington Primary School75%
#14St Matthew's Church of England Primary School74%
=15Minchinhampton Primary Academy73%
=15Uplands Community Primary School73%
=17Blue Coat CofE Primary School71%
=17Lakefield CofE Primary School71%
=17Leonard Stanley Church of England Primary School71%
=17Rodborough Community Primary School71%
#21The Croft Primary School70%
=22Bussage Church of England Primary School69%
=22Hunts Grove Primary Academy69%
=22King's Stanley CofE Primary School69%
=22Whitminster Endowed Church of England Primary School69%
#26Chalford Hill Primary School64%
=27Haresfield Church of England Primary School63%
=27Longney Church of England Primary Academy63%
#29Hardwicke Parochial Primary Academy62%
#30Cam Everlands Primary School61%
=31Brimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary School60%
=31Sharpness Primary School60%
=33North Nibley CofE Primary School59%
=33Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School59%
#35Coopers Edge School58%
=36Callowell Primary Academy57%
=36Cam Hopton Church of England Primary School57%
=36The Rosary Catholic Primary School57%
#39Slimbridge Primary School56%
#40Thrupp School55%
#41Uley Church of England Primary School53%
=42The British School50%
=42Whiteshill Primary School50%
=44Cashes Green Primary School47%
=44Dursley Church of England Primary Academy47%
#46Gastrells Community Primary School46%
#47Cam Woodfield Junior School45%
#48Park Junior School43%
=49Berkeley Primary School40%
=49Kingswood Primary School40%
=49Sheepscombe Primary School40%
#52Bisley Blue Coat Church of England Primary School36%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,173 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

23rd of 54 primary schools in Stroud for spending per pupil

#21Horsley Church of England Primary School£7,478
#22The Rosary Catholic Primary School£7,349
#23Sharpness Primary School£7,173
#24Haresfield Church of England Primary School£7,124
#25Coopers Edge School£7,044

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Miserden Church of England Primary School£16,886
#2Bisley Blue Coat Church of England Primary School£11,950
#3Oakridge Parochial School£10,416
#4Sheepscombe Primary School£9,673
#5Cranham Church of England Primary School£9,577
#6Hillesley Church of England Primary School£9,541
#7Eastcombe Primary School£8,970
#8Callowell Primary Academy£8,913
#9Longney Church of England Primary Academy£8,785
#10Thrupp School£8,549
#11Brimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary School£8,400
#12Uley Church of England Primary School£8,253
#13Kingswood Primary School£8,187
#14Gastrells Community Primary School£8,048
#15Randwick Church of England Primary School£7,957
#16Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School£7,813
#17Uplands Community Primary School£7,753
#18Nailsworth Church of England Primary School£7,712
#19Slimbridge Primary School£7,589
#20Cam Everlands Primary School£7,545
#21Horsley Church of England Primary School£7,478
#22The Rosary Catholic Primary School£7,349
#23Sharpness Primary School£7,173
#24Haresfield Church of England Primary School£7,124
#25Coopers Edge School£7,044
#26Foxmoor Primary School£6,989
#27Lakefield CofE Primary School£6,954
#28Stroud Valley Community Primary School£6,880
#29Whitminster Endowed Church of England Primary School£6,878
#30Coaley Church of England Primary Academy£6,848
#31Cashes Green Primary School£6,830
#32Rodborough Community Primary School£6,811
#33Great Oldbury Primary Academy£6,737
#34Leonard Stanley Church of England Primary School£6,727
#35The Croft Primary School£6,714
#36St Matthew's Church of England Primary School£6,682
#37Berkeley Primary School£6,630
#38King's Stanley CofE Primary School£6,517
#39North Nibley CofE Primary School£6,510
#40Amberley Parochial School£6,500
#41St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£6,484
#42Whiteshill Primary School£6,461
#43Minchinhampton Primary Academy£6,420
#44The British School£6,318
#45Dursley Church of England Primary Academy£6,243
#46Hardwicke Parochial Primary Academy£6,225
#47Eastington Primary School£6,218
#48Upton St Leonards Church of England Primary School£6,192
#49Bussage Church of England Primary School£6,064
#50Chalford Hill Primary School£5,973
#51Cam Hopton Church of England Primary School£5,847
#52Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School£5,740
#53Blue Coat CofE Primary School£5,619
#54Hunts Grove Primary Academy£5,287

View on the Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool (GOV.UK)

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