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Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Battledown Approach, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL52 6QZ · holyapostlesschool.co.uk · 01242 526858
On the mapSearch near GL52 6QZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2020
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 82%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Gloucestershire 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 207
- 99% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 2.9%
- First language not English
- 7.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 37 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 73% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 37 | 1.2▲ | 73% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 45 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 46 | 1.5▲ | 65% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
Results
In 2024/25, 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 18% 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 | |||
| ▲82% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 25 February 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Apr 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 1 Apr 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding May 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (64 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 64
- 31% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 17% who had a child bullied