Cam Hopton Church of England Primary School

About Cam Hopton Church of England Primary School

Cam Hopton Church of England Primary School’s headline Key Stage 2 metric — the percentage of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths — sits at exactly 59%, which is bang on the local authority average for primary schools in Gloucestershire. That places it 32nd out of 52 primaries in the Stroud district, putting it in the bottom half locally, and nationally it falls in the bottom 50% of all primary schools on this measure. Yet the school is oversubscribed, with 75 applications for just 30 places in the 2025/26 intake, and 28 of those offers went to first-preference families. That suggests parents see something beyond the raw headline score — and the data backs that up in other areas.

Dive into the individual subject results and a more nuanced picture emerges. While the combined expected standard is average, individual scores are stronger. In reading, 74% of pupils hit the expected standard, with an average scaled score of 105. Maths tells a similar story: 74% at expected, with an average score of 105. Writing was the strongest core subject, with 78% reaching the expected level. Where the school falls short is at the higher standard — just 15% of pupils achieved greater depth in reading, 19% in maths, and none in writing or the combined measure. That puts it well behind the top performers in the LA, like Meysey Hampton and Temple Guiting, which scored 100 on the ranking metric. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in December 2024, confirmed that standards are being maintained at Good, a notable improvement from its 2013 graded inspection, which rated the school as Requires Improvement.

For families considering Cam Hopton, the practical picture is reassuring. The school is a Church of England primary with a chapel on site, and it offers a solid range of facilities including a sports hall, playing fields, library, art studios and an outdoor playground. Clubs are varied — film, art, drama, book club, eco club and science club — and sports include rounders, tennis, cross country, athletics and gymnastics. The school has specific SEND provisions for dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health, multi-sensory impairment and other difficulties. Parent View responses are overwhelmingly positive: 100% of the 43 respondents would recommend the school, and 72% strongly agreed that their child is happy there. With 10.9% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a broadly representative intake. It’s a good fit for families who value a community-focused primary with strong pastoral care, even if its academic outcomes are more solid than standout.

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