OFSTED
9 June 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
26 January 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
14 March 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Trust
GLOUCESTERSHIRE LEARNING ALLIANCE
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
235
235 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
109
46.4% of pupils
Male pupils
126
53.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.1 pts
above England
School
28.9%
Cheltenham
14.9%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.5 pts
above England
School
23.8%
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
67.7%
159
Any other White background
8.1%
19
Any other Asian background
5.1%
12
Bangladeshi
3.4%
8
Any other ethnic group
3.0%
7
African
2.6%
6
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
31.9%
75 of
235 pupils
11.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
10.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.3 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.37%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.15 pts
higher than
England
School
7.37%
Cheltenham
6.12%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.78%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.96 pts
higher than
England
School
17.78%
Cheltenham
15.12%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.33%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.53 pts
higher than
England
School
3.33%
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
87.0%
1.1 pts
below England
Rowanfield Infant School
87.0%
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.