OFSTED
30 April 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
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
310
310 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
152
49.0% of pupils
Male pupils
158
51.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
20.4 pts
above England
School
45.2%
Cheltenham
14.9%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.9 pts
below England
School
19.4%
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
75.2%
233
Any other White background
5.5%
17
Any other ethnic group
5.2%
16
Any other Mixed background
3.9%
12
Any other Asian background
2.3%
7
Indian
2.3%
7
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
52.6%
163 of
310 pupils
31.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
30.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.7 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
14.0%
46.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
34.0%
Reading
39.8 pts below England
School
34.0%
Cheltenham
66.2%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
38.0%
Writing
32.3 pts below England
School
38.0%
Cheltenham
60.5%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
21.0%
Maths
51.0 pts below England
School
21.0%
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
9.75%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.53 pts
higher than
England
School
9.75%
Cheltenham
6.12%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
35.65%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
19.83 pts
higher than
England
School
35.65%
Cheltenham
15.12%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.26%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.54 pts
lower than
England
School
1.26%
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
73.8%
14.4 pts
below England
Oakwood Primary School
73.8%
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.