Hesters Way Primary School

State-Funded School

hesters-way-primary-school-gloucestershire-south-west

South WestRegion

GloucestershireLocal Authority

TewkesburyConstituency

GL51 0ESPostcode

1.6

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Hesters Way Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Gloucestershire, South West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 171 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 6 Jan 2026 · published 11 Feb 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 50%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

75%

Asian

12%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

171

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

54%

England average

27%

First language not English

38%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 171
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
12 Dec 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
21 Feb 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.