Schools

Cheltenham schools and Ofsted

Every state school and nursery in Cheltenham, 40 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 95% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 2 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.

40state schools and nurseries

95%good or betterat their last inspection

2new report cardssince November 2025

1inspections publishedin the last six months

Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.

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Rowanfield Infant School: new Ofsted report card 15 July

Every school


All Saints' Academy, CheltenhamGL51 0WH	Secondary	Arle	Some aspects not as strong (2025)
Balcarras SchoolGL53 8QF	Secondary	Charlton Kings	Outstanding in every area (2025)
Battledown SchoolGL52 6PZ	Special	Battledown	Good (2024)
Belmont SchoolGL51 3AT	Special	Warden Hill	Standards maintained (2025)
Benhall Infant SchoolGL51 6PS	Primary	Hatherley	Good (2023)
Bettridge SchoolGL51 3AT	Special	Warden Hill	School remains Good (2023)
Charlton Kings Infants' SchoolGL53 8AY	Primary	Charlton Kings	School remains Good (improving) (2024)
Charlton Kings Junior SchoolGL53 8QE	Primary	Charlton Kings	School remains Good (improving) (2023)
Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form CentreGL51 3EF	Secondary	Warden Hill	Good (2022)
Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolGL50 2NR	Primary	Alstone	Outstanding (2024)
Coberley Church of England Primary SchoolGL53 9QZ	Primary	Leckhampton	Good (2023)
Dunalley Primary SchoolGL50 4LB	Primary	Pittville	Good (2023)
Gardners Lane Primary SchoolGL51 9JW	Primary	St Peter's	School remains Good (with concerns) (2024)
Glenfall Community Primary SchoolGL52 6XZ	Primary	Charlton Kings	School remains Good (2023)
Gloucester Road Primary SchoolGL51 8PB	Primary	Alstone	Standards maintained (2025)
Gloucestershire Hospital Education ServiceGL50 3EW	Alternative provision	Montpellier	School remains Outstanding (2023)
Greatfield Park Primary SchoolGL51 3FZ	Primary	Warden Hill	Good in every area (2025)
Hesters Way Primary SchoolGL51 0ES	Primary	Hesters Way	Report card Feb 2026: Strong standard in 4, expected standard in 3
Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary SchoolGL52 6QZ	Primary	Fairview	Standards maintained (2025)
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolGL52 2JP	Primary	Fairview	Good in every area (2025)
Lakeside Primary SchoolGL51 6HR	Primary	Hatherley	Standards maintained (2025)
Leckhampton Church of England Primary SchoolGL53 0HP	Primary	Leckhampton	Good (2023)
Lift Crescent ViewGL52 5QH	Special	Whaddon	Good (2024)
Naunton Park Primary SchoolGL53 7BT	Primary	Naunton	Good in every area (2024)
Oakwood Primary SchoolGL52 5HD	Primary	Whaddon	Requires improvement (2024)
Pate's Grammar SchoolGL51 0HG	Secondary	Hesters Way	Outstanding (2024)
Pittville SchoolGL52 3JD	Secondary	Pittville	Standards maintained (2025)
Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior SchoolGL52 5JB	Primary	Prestbury	School remains Good (2023)
Rowanfield Infant SchoolGL51 8HY	Primary	Rowanfield	Report card Jul 2026: Expected standard in every area
Rowanfield Junior SchoolGL51 8HY	Primary	Rowanfield	Standards maintained (2025)
Springbank Primary AcademyGL51 0PH	Primary	Springbank	Good (2023)
St James' Church of England Primary SchoolGL50 2RS	Primary	Tivoli	Good (2023)
St John's Church of England Primary SchoolGL52 2SN	Primary	Cheltenham	School remains Good (2023)
St Mark's Church of England Junior SchoolGL51 6NU	Primary	Benhall	School remains Good (2023)
St Mary's Church of England Infant SchoolGL52 5JB	Primary	Prestbury	Good (2023)
St Thomas More Catholic Primary SchoolGL51 0HZ	Primary	Fiddler's Green	Good (2023)
Swindon Village Primary SchoolGL51 9QP	Primary	Swindon Village	School remains Good (2023)
The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the GreatGL50 3QG	Primary	St Paul's	Good (2023)
The High School LeckhamptonGL51 3FS	Secondary	Leckhampton	Outstanding (2024)
Warden Hill Primary SchoolGL51 3DF	Primary	Warden Hill	Good (2023)

How the new report cards work

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 2 Cheltenham report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 10 times, strong standard 4 times.

Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.

Where the figures come from

Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at GL postcodes and show here the ones in Cheltenham. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.

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Questions people ask

How many schools in Cheltenham are rated good or better?

95% of the 40 state schools and nurseries in Cheltenham were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.

What are Ofsted report cards?

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.

How many schools are there in Cheltenham?

There are 40 state-funded schools and nurseries in Cheltenham: 29 primary, 6 secondary, 4 special, 1 alternative provision.