Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School
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Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School is a council school in Gloucester for boys and girls aged 2 to 7. It has 190 pupils, 10 more than it has places for. About 14 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 83 out of 100. That puts it above schools like it, ahead of 84% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2024, no overall grade.
Craven Drive, Churchdown, Gloucester, GL3 2AG01452 712214partonmanorfed.co.ukMrs Joanna Smith executive head teacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 26 November 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
About 13 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have grown by 15% since 2021/22, so places are getting harder to come by.
In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (35 offers for 60 places).
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (33), emotional and mental health (8), Moderate learning difficulty (6), Autistic spectrum disorder (2), Severe learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 190 | 166 | 150 | 141 | 137 | 159 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 14% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 10% | 11% | 8% | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 25% | 22% | 21% | 26% | 17% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 8% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 4% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.1% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 5.9% | 6.7% | 7.4% | 8.8% | 6.5% | 3.8% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.6% | 5.9% | 5.7% | 8.1% | 6.0% | 2.9% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 15.5% | 15.4% | 11.6% | 26.1% | 11.7% | 6.8% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 5.4 | 8.0 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School | Council | 100 m | 229 | Good 2023 | 13 | Compare |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 720 m | 220 | Good 2022 | 86 | Compare |
| Churchdown Village Junior School | Council | 0.6 miles | 238 | Good 2023 | 37 | Compare |
| Churchdown Village Infant School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 187 | No overall grade 2025 | 53 | Compare |
| Innsworth Infant School | Council | 0.9 miles | 126 | Good 2023 | 35 | Compare |
| Innsworth Junior School | Council | 1.2 miles | 226 | Good 2024 | 21 | Compare |
| Longlevens Infant School | Council | 1.4 miles | 403 | Good 2024 | 53 | Compare |
| Longlevens Junior School | Council | 1.6 miles | 480 | Good 2024 | 35 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School with the 45 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 45 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 83 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 83% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 63 to 93. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | above | +0.29 | Ofsted grade, 1.8 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | well above | +0.25 | results and attendance rising year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | in line | -0.06 | 2024/25; 123 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School a good school?
Yes, going by the figures. Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School scores 83 out of 100. That is above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 84% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 63 to 93, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been getting better over the last five years.
What is Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School not judged at its last full inspection on 26 November 2024.
How many pupils does Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School have?
190 pupils aged 2 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 180 places, so it is 106% full.
Is Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 13 places were empty in 2024/25 (7% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School?
Pupils were in school 94.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 15% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School?
The average class had 24.8 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Craven Drive, Churchdown, Gloucester, GL3 2AG
- Telephone
- 01452 712214
- Website
- www.partonmanorfed.co.uk
- Executive Head Teacher
- Mrs Joanna Smith
- Type of school
- Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 2-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Ward
- Churchdown St John's
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 115511 · LAESTAB 9162052 · UKPRN 10075410
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Admissions outcomes: Gloucestershire council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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