1
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Cheltenham • Gloucestershire • GL50 2NR
1
23 Jan 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Cheltenham
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2020)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of Cheltenham. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
28
Outstanding
2
Good
23
Median inspection year
2020
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 7% · G: 85% · RI: 7% · I: 0%
2
Gloucester Road Primary School
Cheltenham • Gloucestershire • GL51 8PB
1
28 Jul 2017
3
Springbank Primary Academy
Cheltenham • Gloucestershire • GL51 0PH
2
10 Dec 2023
4
The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great
Cheltenham • Gloucestershire • GL50 3QG
2
22 Nov 2023
5
St James' Church of England Primary School
Cheltenham • Gloucestershire • GL50 2RS
2
16 Nov 2023
6
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Cheltenham • Gloucestershire • GL51 0HZ
2
20 Jul 2023
7
Benhall Infant School
Cheltenham • Gloucestershire • GL51 6PS
2
2 May 2023
8
St Mary's Church of England Infant School
Cheltenham • Gloucestershire • GL52 5JB
2
23 Mar 2023
9
Dunalley Primary School
Cheltenham • Gloucestershire • GL50 4LB
2
8 Mar 2023
10
Leckhampton Church of England Primary School
Cheltenham • Gloucestershire • GL53 0HP
2
15 Jan 2023
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Warden Hill Primary School 2 • Jan 2023
- Hesters Way Primary School 2 • Dec 2021
- Rowanfield Junior School 2 • May 2020
- Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School 2 • Mar 2020
- Lakeside Primary School 2 • Feb 2020
- Charlton Kings Infants' School 2 • Jun 2018
- Greatfield Park Primary School 2 • Jan 2018
- Rowanfield Infant School 2 • Jun 2016
- Charlton Kings Junior School 2 • Oct 2014
- Gardners Lane Primary School 2 • Jul 2014