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Woodmancote School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Station Road, Woodmancote, Cheltenham GL52 9HN · woodmancoteschool.co.uk · 01242 674312
On the mapSearch near GL52 9HN
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Gloucestershire 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.70 mi
- 1.13 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Gloucestershire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 418
- 100% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 15.6%
- First language not English
- 3.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.70 mi (1.13 km) from the school. Source: Gloucestershire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 76 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 74% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 76 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 74 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 95% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.70 mi1.13 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Gloucestershire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 20 September 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Woodmancote School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 19 Sept 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (112 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 112
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (11%) with SEND