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Springbank Primary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Shona Riddell

corporate_fareGLOUCESTERSHIRE LEARNING ALLIANCE

location_onCheltenham, GL51 0PH

language Visit Website phone 1242527766

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

446

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Expected Standard

53%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Springbank Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Cheltenham, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 76% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Springbank Primary Academy is an academy converter in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of GLOUCESTERSHIRE LEARNING ALLIANCE. The school has approximately 443 pupils on roll, of whom 35% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #132 of 209 primaries in Gloucestershire and #10,246 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.0:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 58%

Reading78% LA 75%

Writing67% LA 68%

Maths77% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading70% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing63% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths70% 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

48%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading57% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths64% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA 0.5

-3.5 to -0.2

-0.5

Write

LA -0.1

-2.1 to 1.0

-1.6

Maths

LA -0.5

-3.2 to -0.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading66% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths64% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA 0.6

-2.7 to 0.8

-5.1

Write

LA -0.4

-6.7 to -3.5

-0.9

Maths

LA -0.4

-2.5 to 0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 62%

Reading68% LA 75%

Writing79% LA 75%

Maths59% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA 0.3

-3.8 to 0.2

-0.7

Write

LA -0.3

-2.7 to 1.3

-2.3

Maths

LA -0.6

-4.2 to -0.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 October 2023

Inspection Report

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23 November 2021

Inspection Report

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20 September 2016

Inspection Report

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14 June 2012

Inspection Report

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14 February 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-09-20

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-06-14

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2010-03-09

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(2 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 443 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	443	2	0.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	432	3	0.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	450	3	0.7%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	449	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	445	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	452	4	0.9%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	446	4	0.9%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	445	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	457	3	0.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	455	1	0.2%	0.5%	2
2021/22 (Autumn term)	448	0	0.0%	0.5%	1
2020/21 (Summer term)	455	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	450	1	0.2%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	449	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	445	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	445	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	436	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	452	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	447	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	444	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	433	2	0.5%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	428	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	429	1	0.2%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	366	4	1.1%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	365	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	366	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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 37 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 23 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils