Best primary schools in Gloucester (2026)
Gloucester has 22 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Harewood Junior School, in the top 12% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 57%, against 62% for England. 0 are in England's top 10%, and 1 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
| Rank | School | Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average) | Reading, writing & maths 2025 | Trend | Higher standard | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Top 12% in England |
Harewood Junior School Gloucester |
78% | 81% | 16% | No rating | |
2 Top 18% in England |
Dinglewell Junior School Gloucester |
75% | 78% | 11% | No rating | |
3 Top 18% in England |
Hempsted Church of England Primary School Gloucester · Church of England |
72% | 73% | 17% | Good | |
4 Top 20% in England |
St Peter's Catholic Primary School Gloucester · Roman Catholic |
75% | 75% | 8% | No rating | |
5 Top 23% in England |
Kingsway Primary School Gloucester |
71% | 72% | 12% | Report card | |
6 Top 29% in England |
Finlay Community School Gloucester |
69% | 80% | 17% | Good | |
7 Top 32% in England |
Barnwood Church of England Primary School Gloucester · Church of England |
65% | 78% | 22% | Good | |
8 Top 39% in England |
Elmbridge Primary School Gloucester |
66% | 66% | 11% | No rating | |
9 Bottom 44% in England |
Coney Hill Community Primary School Gloucester |
60% | 67% | 7% | Good | |
10 Bottom 40% in England |
Longlevens Junior School Gloucester |
60% | 60% | 4% | No rating | |
11 Bottom 40% in England |
Abbeymead Primary School Gloucester |
58% | 61% | 8% | Outstanding | |
12 Bottom 39% in England |
St James' Church of England Junior School Gloucester · Church of England |
57% | 57% | 9% | Requires improvement | |
13 Bottom 38% in England |
Heron Primary School Gloucester |
59% | 55% | 5% | Not judged | |
14 Bottom 33% in England |
Kingsholm Church of England Primary School Gloucester · Church of England |
55% | 56% | 12% | Not judged | |
15 Bottom 15% in England |
Linden Primary School Gloucester |
48% | 43% | 3% | Good | |
16 Bottom 7% in England |
Calton Primary School Gloucester |
40% | 40% | 5% | Requires improvement | |
17 Bottom 6% in England |
St Paul's Church of England Primary School Gloucester · Church of England |
39% | 47% | 3% | Good | |
18 Bottom 3% in England |
Tredworth Junior School Gloucester |
36% | 38% | 0% | No rating | |
19 Bottom 2% in England |
Hillside Primary School Gloucester |
32% | 38% | 2% | Good | |
20 Bottom 2% in England |
Grange Primary Academy Gloucester |
32% | 34% | 0% | Not judged | |
21 Bottom 2% in England |
Willow Primary Academy Gloucester |
30% | 18% | 9% | Good | |
22 Bottom 1% in England |
Widden Primary School Gloucester |
28% | 36% | 0% | Requires improvement |
Other towns in Gloucestershire
- Bishop's Cleeve
- Bradley Stoke
- Brockworth
- Cam
- Chalford
- Cheltenham
- Cirencester
- Filton
- Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne
- Innsworth
- Kingswood and Fishponds
- Lydney
- Patchway
- Quedgeley and Hardwicke
- Stroud
- Tewkesbury
- Thornbury
- Yate
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What is the best primary school in Gloucester?
On exam results over the last three years, Harewood Junior School is the top-ranked primary school in Gloucester, in the top 12% of schools in England.
How are the schools ranked?
By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.