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Gloucester Road Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school
Gloucester Road, Cheltenham GL51 8PB · gloucesterroadprimary.co.uk · 01242 512792
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 38%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Gloucestershire 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.62 mi
- 2.61 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Gloucestershire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 236
- 26 over 210 places · 112%
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 22.5%
- First language not English
- 44.5%
- 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 1.62 mi (2.61 km) from the school. Source: Gloucestershire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 100% 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 | 29 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 27 | 0.9 | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 37 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 25 | 0.8 | 92% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.62 mi2.61 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 38% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% 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 | |||
| ▼38% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Gloucester Road Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 4 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jul 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (19 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 19
- 9% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied