Finlay Community School is a primary school located in Gloucester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 07/11/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Finlay Road, Gloucester, GL4 6TR
Website: www.finlayschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01452530310
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Gloucestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rachel Lane
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 135727

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/11/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 330
Number of Pupils: 330
Number of Boys: 182
Number of Girls: 148

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2.9 Confidence interval 1.3 to 4.6
Writing
Well Above Average: 3 Confidence interval 1.5 to 4.4
Maths
Above Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 1.2 to 4.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Finlay Community School
Finlay Road , GL4 6TR
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Hatherley Infant School
Hatherley Road , GL1 4PW
2out of 4 781 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Tredworth Infant and Nursery Academy
Victory Road , Tredworth GL1 4QF
3out of 4 905 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Tredworth Junior School
Tredworth Road , GL1 4QG
3out of 4 1,014 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Moat Primary School
Juniper Avenue , Matson GL4 6AP
1out of 4 1,104 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gloucester Academy
Painswick Road , GL4 6RN
- not rated 688 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ribston Hall High School
Stroud Road , GL1 5LE
3out of 4 1,085 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Barnwood Park School
St Lawrence Road , Barnwood GL4 3QU
3out of 4 1,887 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
The Crypt School
Podsmead Road , GL2 5AE
4out of 4 1,890 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Stroud Road , Tuffley GL4 0DD
2out of 4 2,572 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Al Ashraf Primary School
Al Ashraf Cultural Centre , Stratton Road GL1 4HB
- not rated 1,441 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
OneSchool Global UK - Gloucester
7 Eastbrook Road , Gloucester GL4 3DB
- not rated 1,650 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls
Sinope Street , GL1 4AW
- not rated 1,830 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Wotton House International School Gloucestershire
Wotton House , Horton Road GL1 3PR
- not rated 2,513 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Edward Jenner School
The Elms , 44 London Road GL1 3NZ
- not rated 2,542 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.