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Charlton Kings Infants' School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Academy
Lyefield Road East, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL53 8AY · ckis.org.uk · 01242 514483
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Gloucestershire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 311
- 41 over 270 places · 115%
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 4%
- First language not English
- 15.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Gloucestershire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 86 families put the school first and 88 places were offered; 100% 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 | 88 | 86 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 82 | 78 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 81 | 76 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 89 | 89 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 86 | 1 | 94% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Charlton Kings Infants' School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 14 May 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Oct 2005Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (112 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 112
- 41% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 16% who had a child bullied