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Gloucester Road Primary School

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personMrs Caroline Parker

location_onCheltenham, GL51 8PB

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2017

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Students

200

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Expected Standard

38%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Gloucester Road Primary School is a Community school primary school in Cheltenham, serving ages 2-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 93% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Gloucester Road Primary School is a community school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 206 pupils on roll, of whom 25% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 38% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #188 of 209 primaries in Gloucestershire and #13,384 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 58%

Reading55% LA 75%

Writing62% LA 68%

Maths45% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading73% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing54% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths58% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading75% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA 0.5

-2.7 to 3.0

-1.3

Write

LA -0.1

-4.0 to 1.4

0.0

Maths

LA -0.5

-2.7 to 2.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading63% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths71% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA 0.6

-2.7 to 2.7

0.4

Write

LA -0.4

-2.1 to 2.9

-2.8

Maths

LA -0.4

-5.1 to -0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 62%

Reading80% LA 75%

Writing75% LA 75%

Maths80% LA 72%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA 0.3

-1.2 to 4.4

-0.1

Write

LA -0.3

-2.8 to 2.6

0.9

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.7 to 3.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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04 July 2017

Inspection Report

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05 June 2013

Inspection Report

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01 December 2009

Inspection Report

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06 November 2007

Inspection Report

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26 June 2007

Inspection Report

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13 March 2007

Inspection Report

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04 October 2006

Inspection Report

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25 April 2006

Inspection Report

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08 November 2005

Inspection Report

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22 November 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2017-07-04

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2013-06-05

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

4.4%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.9%(6 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 206 pupils. During this period, there were 9 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	206	9	4.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	209	6	2.9%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	206	7	3.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	207	3	1.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	208	18	8.7%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	205	9	4.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	200	5	2.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	200	3	1.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	202	6	3.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	198	8	4.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	195	7	3.6%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	205	7	3.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	201	1	0.5%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	197	3	1.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	194	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	194	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	193	7	3.6%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	193	3	1.6%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	197	6	3.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	200	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	190	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	195	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	190	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	178	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	180	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	172	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 73 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils