Naunton Park Primary School
Naunton Lane, Cheltenham, GL53 7BT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gayle Fletcher
- Constituency
- Cheltenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 402
- URN
- 115590
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01242513114
About this school
Naunton Park Primary School is a community primary school in Cheltenham. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 402 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 | 59 | 60 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 55% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 7% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 83% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 78% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 95% | 90% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Naunton 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 | 75% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 416 |
| 2023/24 | 420 |
| 2024/25 | 414 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Naunton Park Primary School compares
Naunton Park Primary School ranked 42nd of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 3.6% | 7% | 402 | — |
| Leckhampton Church of England Primary School | 81% | 3.1% | 2.1% | 630 | 0.6 miles |
| St James' Church of England Primary School | 59% | 4.4% | 7.1% | 408 | 0.8 miles |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | 55% | 6.7% | 20.2% | 174 | 1.0 miles |
| Charlton Kings Infants' School | — | 2.5% | 4.1% | 311 | 1.0 miles |
| Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School | 82% | 3.8% | 4.3% | 207 | 1.1 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)
- 7%
- English as an additional language
- 8%
- Overall absence
- 3.6%
- Persistent absence
- 5.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leckhampton Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
St James' Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
St John's Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Charlton Kings Infants' School1.0 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
Other schools in Cheltenham
Naunton Park Primary School ranks 10th 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 year groups does Naunton Park Primary School teach?
- Naunton Park Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Cheltenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Naunton Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Naunton Park Primary School is Mrs Gayle Fletcher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Naunton Park Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Naunton 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 big is Naunton Park Primary School?
- Naunton Park Primary School has 402 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Naunton Park Primary School full?
- Naunton Park Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 402 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Naunton Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Naunton Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Naunton Park Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Naunton Park Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Naunton Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Naunton Park Primary School rank locally?
- Naunton Park Primary School ranked 42nd of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Naunton Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Naunton Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Naunton Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Naunton 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.