OFSTED
6 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
3 November 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
12 December 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
171
171 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
80
46.8% of pupils
Male pupils
91
53.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
29.0 pts
above England
School
53.8%
Cheltenham
14.9%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.7 pts
above England
School
38.0%
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
59.1%
101
Any other White background
15.8%
27
African
7.0%
12
Any other Asian background
7.0%
12
Indian
3.5%
6
Any other Mixed background
1.2%
2
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
46.2%
79 of
171 pupils
25.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
23.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.2 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
57.0%
3.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Reading
0.8 pts below England
School
73.0%
Cheltenham
66.2%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Writing
3.3 pts below England
School
67.0%
Cheltenham
60.5%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Maths
5.0 pts below England
School
67.0%
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
7.54%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.33 pts
higher than
England
School
7.54%
Cheltenham
6.12%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.38%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.57 pts
higher than
England
School
27.38%
Cheltenham
15.12%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.60%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.21 pts
lower than
England
School
0.60%
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
81.4%
6.8 pts
below England
Hesters Way Primary School
81.4%
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.