Located in Tetbury, Avening Primary School is a primary school, serving pupils aged 4 to 11. The school is a academy converter and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It does not have a designated religious character, which may suit families looking for a non-faith school.
Avening Primary School currently has around 107 pupils on roll, which is about 96% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 56.1% boys and 43.9% girls. Around 10.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.
Overall absence at the school is 4.3%. Persistent absence is recorded at 8.5%.
The majority of pupils are from a white british background (84.1%).
At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.
| Address: | High Street, Tetbury, GL8 8NF |
| Website: | www.avening.gloucs.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone: | 01453833191 |
| School Type: | Academy converter |
| Education phase: | Primary |
| Local authority: | Gloucestershire |
| Headteacher / Principal: | Mrs Elizabeth Rushton |
| Religious character: | Does not apply |
| Admissions policy: | Not applicable |
| Unique reference: | 149619 |
Ofsted inspection date: 06/10/2010
Safeguarding is effective
| Age Range: | 4 - 11 |
| Gender: | Mixed |
| School Capacity: | 112 |
| Number of Pupils: | 107 |
| Number of Boys: | 60 |
| Number of Girls: | 47 |
| School | England state-funded schools: | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall absence: | 4.3% | 4% |
| Persistent absence: | 8.5% | 8.2% |
| White British | 84.10% | 90 |
| Other White | 8.40% | 9 |
| Other Mixed | 3.70% | 4 |
| White and Black Caribbean | 1.90% | 2 |
| White and Asian | 0.90% | 1 |
| Indian | 0.90% | 1 |
| White and Black African | 0.00% | 0 |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.00% | 0 |
| Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage) | 0.00% | 0 |
| Irish | 0.00% | 0 |
| Pakistani | 0.00% | 0 |
| Bangladeshi | 0.00% | 0 |
| Other Asian | 0.00% | 0 |
| Chinese | 0.00% | 0 |
| Caribbean | 0.00% | 0 |
| African | 0.00% | 0 |
| Other Black | 0.00% | 0 |
| Other (any other ethnic group) | 0.00% | 0 |
| Unclassified | 0.00% | 0 |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avening Primary School High Street , Avening GL8 8NF | - not rated | 0 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Avening Primary School High Street , Avening GL8 8NF | 3out of 4 | 0 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Minchinhampton School School Road , Minchinhampton GL6 9BP | - not rated | 3,217 yd | Foundation school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Minchinhampton Primary Academy School Road , Minchinhampton GL6 9BP | - not rated | 3,217 yd | Academy converter | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.