Woodmancote School
Station Road, Woodmancote, Cheltenham, GL52 9HN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sally Johnson
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 418
- URN
- 115576
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01242674312
About this school
Woodmancote School is a community primary school in Cheltenham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 418 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woodmancote School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 75% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 17% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 86% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 81% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 90% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Woodmancote School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 416 |
| 2023/24 | 416 |
| 2024/25 | 419 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodmancote School compares
Woodmancote School ranked 60th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 4.9% | 16.7% | 418 | — |
| Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy | 51% | 6.1% | 25.1% | 577 | 0.5 miles |
| Grangefield Primary School | 77% | 4.9% | 15% | 421 | 0.9 miles |
| Gotherington Primary School | 66% | 3.2% | 9.5% | 197 | 1.2 miles |
| Swindon Village Primary School | 73% | 4.4% | 18.1% | 414 | 2.4 miles |
| Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School | 56% | 4.5% | 17.9% | 238 | 2.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.71%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.93%
- Persistent absence
- 9.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Grangefield Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Gotherington Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Swindon Village Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School2.6 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
Other schools in Cheltenham
Woodmancote School ranks 13th of the 40 ranked primary schools in Cheltenham.
- Andoversford Primary School Primary
- Benhall Infant School Primary
- Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy Primary
- Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School Primary
- Charlton Kings Infants' School Primary
- Charlton Kings Junior School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Coberley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cold Aston Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dunalley Primary School Primary
- Gardners Lane Primary School Primary
- Glenfall Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Woodmancote School teach?
- Woodmancote School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cheltenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodmancote School?
- The headteacher of Woodmancote School is Mrs Sally Johnson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodmancote School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodmancote School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Woodmancote School?
- Woodmancote School has 418 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Woodmancote School full?
- Woodmancote School has capacity for 420 pupils and 418 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Woodmancote School a faith school?
- No. Woodmancote School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodmancote School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Woodmancote School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Woodmancote School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodmancote School compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Woodmancote School ranked 60th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodmancote School's absence rate?
- Woodmancote School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodmancote School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodmancote School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.