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Isbourne Valley School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Didbrook, Cheltenham GL54 5PF · isbournevalleyschool.com · 01242 621341
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Gloucestershire 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 3.86 mi
- 6.21 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Gloucestershire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 80
- 76% of 105 places
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 8.8%
- First language not English
- 0%
- 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 3.86 mi (6.21 km) from the school. Source: Gloucestershire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 19 families put the school first and 15 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 | 15 | 19 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 15 | 16 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.86 mi6.21 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% 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 | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Isbourne Valley School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 10 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (43 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 43
- 52% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied