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Battledown School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Special academy
Harp Hill, Battledown, Cheltenham GL52 6PZ · 01242 525472
On the mapSearch near GL52 6PZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 0%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Gloucestershire 60%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 64
- 98% of 65 places
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 56.3%
- First language not English
- 10.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Sand Academies Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Gloucestershire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | ▼0% | 62% |
| Higher standard | ▼0% | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | n/a | 106 |
| Maths | n/a | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 |
Ofsted
Battledown School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 18 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 18 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 115828), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Good
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 Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115828)
Jun 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115828)
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (19 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 19
- 28% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (100%) with SEND