Glenfall Community Primary School
Glenfall Way, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, GL52 6XZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr A Mitchell
- Constituency
- Cheltenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 198
- URN
- 115577
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01242234055
About this school
Glenfall Community Primary School is a community primary school in Cheltenham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 198 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Glenfall Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 July 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 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 87% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 93% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 87% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 77% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Glenfall Community Primary 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 | 87% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 209 |
| 2024/25 | 208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Glenfall Community Primary School compares
Glenfall Community Primary School ranked 40th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 4% | 12% | 198 | — |
| Charlton Kings Junior School | 84% | 3% | 5.3% | 381 | 0.4 miles |
| Charlton Kings Infants' School | — | 2.5% | 4.1% | 311 | 0.4 miles |
| Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School | 82% | 3.8% | 4.3% | 207 | 0.9 miles |
| Naunton Park Primary School | 76% | 3.6% | 7% | 402 | 1.4 miles |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | 55% | 6.7% | 20.2% | 174 | 1.4 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)
- 12.02%
- English as an additional language
- 4.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.96%
- Persistent absence
- 9.89%
Location
Nearby schools
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Charlton Kings Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Charlton Kings Infants' School0.4 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Naunton Park Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
St John's Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
Other schools in Cheltenham
Glenfall Community Primary School ranks 9th 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
- Gloucester Road Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Glenfall Community Primary School teach?
- Glenfall Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cheltenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Glenfall Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Glenfall Community Primary School is Mr A Mitchell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Glenfall Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Glenfall Community Primary 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 Glenfall Community Primary School?
- Glenfall Community Primary School has 198 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Glenfall Community Primary School full?
- Glenfall Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 198 on roll (94%), so it has space against 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 Glenfall Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Glenfall Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Glenfall Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Glenfall Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Glenfall Community Primary 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 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Glenfall Community Primary School compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Glenfall Community Primary School ranked 40th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Glenfall Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Glenfall Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Glenfall Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Glenfall Community Primary 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.