Paternoster School

State-Funded School

paternoster-school-gloucestershire-south-west

South WestRegion

GloucestershireLocal Authority

South CotswoldsConstituency

GL7 1JRPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Paternoster School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 2–17, located in Gloucestershire, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 66 pupils. Paternoster School is part of SAND ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Pupils

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

38%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 2 – 17
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 66
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: SAND ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
28 Nov 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
4 May 2018	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

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.