Castle Hill Primary School
Abbotswood Road, Brockworth, Gloucester, GL3 4NUOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Castle Hill Primary School is a primary school in Gloucester for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 329 schools in Gloucestershire. It ranks 27th of 52 primary schools in Gloucester. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 29 April 2025, report published 15 June 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 29 April 2025
Castle Hill primary is a friendly and welcoming community. The school's vision, 'Do with not for', underpins its approach of working together in the best interests of everyone in the school community. The school has a calm and purposeful atmosphere. Pupils behave exceptionally well. They listen well to adults and their peers. Pupils are polite and respectful to visitors. Across the school, pupils demonstrate highly positive attitudes to learning. They enjoy school and are keen to learn. The school has high expectations for its pupils. This starts in the early years, where children get off to a flying start. Learning in Reception Year prepares children well for Year 1. At each stage pupils consistently meet the school's expectations. Consequently, by the end of key stage 2, pupils achieve well, especially in English and mathematics. Pupils appreciate the opportunities that the school provides to broaden their experiences beyond the classroom. This includes a range of trips and visits. They enjoy attending extra-curricular clubs such as football, art and dance where they develop their talents and interests. Pupils take on leadership responsibilities such as being a school councillor or on the eco team. This helps them to learn about responsibility.
What the school should improve
- In a few subjects, where the curriculum is being refined, it is not as well designed and implemented effectively as in core subjects. Where this occurs, pupils do not build their knowledge securely. The school should ensure that the wider curriculum is structured and implemented effectively so that pupils develop their knowledge more securely.
- In some areas of the curriculum, leadership does not have consistent oversight of the impact of the subject curriculum. This means that the implementation of some wider curriculum subjects does not deepen pupils' knowledge as well as it could. The school should ensure that curriculum leadership accurately evaluates the quality of education provided and supports staff development so that the curriculum is delivered effectively in all subjects.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
31 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
211 pupils on roll, with places for 210
Schools near Castle Hill Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lift Brockworth | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 76% met the expected standard |
| Coopers Edge School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 58% met the expected standard |
| Upton St Leonards Church of England Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 78% met the expected standard |
| Abbeymead Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 61% met the expected standard |
| Shurdington Church of England Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 70% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Ettrick
- Phone
- 01452863380
- Address
- Abbotswood Road, Brockworth, Gloucester, GL3 4NU
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- URN
- 115569
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.