Uley Church of England Primary School

About Uley Church of England Primary School

Uley Church of England Primary School was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, with every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — all judged to be Good. That consistency is worth noting, but the school’s academic story is best told through its Key Stage 2 results. In the 2023/24 academic year, just 35% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure sits well below the Gloucestershire local authority average of 59%, and it places Uley 51st out of 52 primary schools in the Stroud area. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom 5% of all primaries on this measure. The picture is similar across individual subjects: 53% reached the expected level in reading, and 35% did so in both maths and writing. Only 12% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects.

The school’s average scaled scores tell a slightly more nuanced story. Pupils scored an average of 106 in reading and 103 in maths, both of which are above the national benchmark of 100. That suggests that while fewer children than average are hitting the expected combined threshold, those who do are performing solidly. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it’s hard to say how much value the school adds from starting points. The Ofsted report from 2023 noted that behaviour and attitudes are Good, and the school has held a Good rating across both its recent inspections — the previous one was in 2012. With only 93 pupils on roll against a capacity of 119, Uley is a small village primary. Just 5.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is low compared with the national average.

Uley is oversubscribed for Reception places in 2025/26, with 31 applications for 10 places and only 8 first-preference offers made — an oversubscription ratio of 3.1 to one. The school has a Church of England character and offers nursery provision for younger children. Facilities include a library, ICT suite, sports hall, music rooms, outdoor playground, dining hall and a chapel. Sports on offer include athletics, cricket, rounders, dance, tennis and gymnastics, and there are clubs for eco activities, coding and film. The school’s SEND provisions cover specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a small, faith-based primary that will suit families who value a close-knit setting and are comfortable with academic outcomes that are below local averages, but where individual subject scores are nearer the national norm.

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