Greatfield Park Primary School
Hulbert Crescent, Hatherley, Cheltenham, GL51 3FZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennifer Robbins
- Constituency
- Cheltenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 183
- URN
- 115586
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01242523301
About this school
Greatfield Park Primary School is a community primary school in Cheltenham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 183 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Greatfield Park 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 60 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 48% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 12% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 60% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 65% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 57% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
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 Greatfield Park 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 | 47% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 228 |
| 2023/24 | 228 |
| 2024/25 | 190 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greatfield Park Primary School compares
Greatfield Park Primary School ranked 94th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.3% | 15.8% | 183 | — |
| Warden Hill Primary School | 73% | 2.8% | 13.1% | 415 | 0.4 miles |
| Lakeside Primary School | 52% | 4.5% | 15.1% | 511 | 0.6 miles |
| St James' Church of England Primary School | 59% | 4.4% | 7.1% | 408 | 0.7 miles |
| Benhall Infant School | — | 5% | 7.3% | 231 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mark's Church of England Junior School | 66% | 4.2% | 14.6% | 235 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.79%
- English as an additional language
- 9.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.29%
- Persistent absence
- 9.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Warden Hill Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Lakeside Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
St James' Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Benhall Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
St Mark's Church of England Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
Other schools in Cheltenham
Greatfield Park Primary School ranks 20th 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 Greatfield Park Primary School teach?
- Greatfield Park Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cheltenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Greatfield Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Greatfield Park Primary School is Mrs Jennifer Robbins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Greatfield Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greatfield Park 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 Greatfield Park Primary School?
- Greatfield Park Primary School has 183 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Greatfield Park Primary School full?
- Greatfield Park Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 183 on roll (87%), 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 Greatfield Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Greatfield Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Greatfield Park Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Greatfield Park Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Greatfield Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Greatfield Park Primary School compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Greatfield Park Primary School ranked 94th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Greatfield Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Greatfield Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Greatfield Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greatfield Park 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.