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Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School

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Voluntary aided school in Stroud, GL5 5PD, taking ages 4 to 11, 135 on roll.

No current grade Ofsted
66.0 mi Admitted from, 2024/25
96% Full
59.0% Met the expected standard, 2024/25

Will an address get in?

In the 2024/25 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School lived 66.0 miles away, according to Gloucestershire. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.

Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close on 15 January 2027, with offers on 16 April 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.

The circle is 66.0 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2024/25. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.

This is not a catchment area. Most English schools do not have one. When Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived. 66.0 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.

What kind of school this is

Religious characterChurch of England
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
How full 135 pupils in 140 places (96% full)
Local authorityGloucestershire

Department for Education register (GIAS).

How the school is doing

Meeting the expected standard 59.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25)
YearMeeting the expected standard
2024/25 59.0%
2023/24 68.0%
2022/23 73.0%

Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.

Who goes to Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School

Girls and boys52.6% girls, 47.4% boys
English as an additional language5.9% of pupils
Free school meals5.2% of pupils eligible

DfE school census, most recent published year.

What it costs to live within reach of Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School

The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 66.0 miles the school admitted from in 2024/25, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is GL4 at £220,000; the dearest, SN16, £420,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.

DistrictAreaFrom the schoolMedian sold price
GL4 Gloucester 8.2 mi £220,000 72 sales
GL2 Gloucester 8.6 mi £270,000 108 sales
GL10 Stroud 2.8 mi £290,000 105 sales
GL13 Stroud 10.0 mi £300,000 84 sales
GL11 Stroud 5.8 mi £325,000 98 sales
GL3 Tewkesbury 10.0 mi £337,500 22 sales
GL5 Stroud 1.2 mi £355,000 70 sales
GL6 Stroud 1.8 mi £360,000 53 sales
GL8 Cotswold 6.1 mi £375,000 101 sales
GL12 South Gloucestershire 9.6 mi £395,000 56 sales
SN16 Wiltshire 10.9 mi £420,000 88 sales

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.

The fee-paying alternative

Weighing Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around GL5: ages, selection, and how full each one is →

Checking the house as well as the school

The full report measures the distance from every nearby school to one address, alongside sold prices, flood risk, crime and the other checks on the same house.

Common questions

What is the catchment area for Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School?

Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2024/25 lived 66.0 miles away, per Gloucestershire.

How close do I need to live to get a place at Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 66.0 miles was enough in 2024/25. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.

Does buying a house near Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School guarantee a place?

No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings and faith criteria ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.

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Admission distance published by Gloucestershire. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.