Drybrook Primary School
Drybrook Road, Drybrook, GL17 9JF
147 pupils · 105% of 140 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- FOREST OF DEAN TRUST
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Free school meals
- 34.1%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 1 October 2024, published 10 November 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 56% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 13 | 13 | 37 | 13 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 17 | 17 | 32 | 17 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 14 | 14 | 27 | 14 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 15 | 15 | 22 | 15 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 18 | 16 | 28 | 18 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 12 | 10 | 23 | 12 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Steam Mills Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Woodside Primary School 2.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School 2.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Ruardean Church of England Primary School 2.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Forest View Primary School 3.5 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Lydbrook Primary School 4.6 km · Some aspects not as strong (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.