OFSTED
17 July 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Trust
Child and Family Learning Trust
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
262
262 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
122
46.6% of pupils
Male pupils
140
53.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.5 pts
above England
School
39.3%
Cheltenham
14.9%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.2 pts
above England
School
35.5%
Cheltenham
13.2%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Cheltenham
0.9%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
46.9%
123
Any other Asian background
11.8%
31
Any other White background
11.5%
30
African
9.5%
25
Indian
6.1%
16
Any other ethnic group
3.8%
10
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
25.6%
67 of
262 pupils
4.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.1 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
50.0%
10.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
62.0%
Reading
11.8 pts below England
School
62.0%
Cheltenham
66.2%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
57.0%
Writing
13.3 pts below England
School
57.0%
Cheltenham
60.5%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
64.0%
Maths
8.0 pts below England
School
64.0%
Cheltenham
64.8%
South West
70.5%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.82%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.60 pts
higher than
England
School
7.82%
Cheltenham
6.12%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
25.09%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.28 pts
higher than
England
School
25.09%
Cheltenham
15.12%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.50%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.31 pts
lower than
England
School
1.50%
Cheltenham
1.81%
South West
1.90%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
62.4%
25.8 pts
below England
Gardners Lane Primary School
62.4%
Cheltenham
88.7%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.