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Rowanfield Infant School

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personMrs Andrea Preedy

corporate_fareGLOUCESTERSHIRE LEARNING ALLIANCE

location_onCheltenham, GL51 8HY

language Visit Website phone 1242515334

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

248

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Rowanfield Infant School is a Academy converter primary school in Cheltenham, serving ages 4-7. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Rowanfield Infant School is an academy converter in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, admitting pupils aged 4-7. It is part of GLOUCESTERSHIRE LEARNING ALLIANCE. The school has approximately 246 pupils on roll, of whom 28% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 January 2022

Inspection Report

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06 September 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-05-24

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-09-24

None EIF

Requires improvement

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

2.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.2%(3 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 246 pupils. During this period, there were 6 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.4%, which is above 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)	246	6	2.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	246	5	2.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	260	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	256	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	251	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	251	8	3.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	248	7	2.8%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	240	3	1.2%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	249	5	2.0%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	244	5	2.0%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Autumn term)	244	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	239	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	238	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	238	4	1.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	238	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	238	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	243	1	0.4%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	240	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	244	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	244	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	257	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	258	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	264	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 34 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 24 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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Rowanfield Infant School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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