Sherborne Church of England Primary School
Sherborne, Cheltenham, GL54 3DH
This school is closed (it closed in January 2025).
It was replaced by Sherborne Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr John Moore
- Diocese
- Diocese of Gloucester
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
- Capacity
- 56
- Pupils on roll
- 56
- URN
- 115648
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
About this school
Sherborne Church of England Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Cheltenham. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 56 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Sherborne Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 10 | 4 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 90% | - | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | - | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | - | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | - | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | - | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | - | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | - | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Sherborne Church of England 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 | 90% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | — | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55 |
| 2023/24 | 54 |
| 2024/25 | 56 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sherborne Church of England Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 6.4% | 5.4% | 56 | — |
| Sherborne Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 48 | 0.0 miles |
| The Rissington School | 79% | 4.1% | 8.6% | 256 | 2.4 miles |
| Northleach Church of England Primary School | 27% | 4.5% | 15.3% | 114 | 3.8 miles |
| Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School | 61% | 5.4% | 17.9% | 341 | 4.1 miles |
| Cold Aston Church of England Primary School | 83% | 3.8% | 1.8% | 74 | 4.4 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)
- 5.36%
- English as an additional language
- 1.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.36%
- Persistent absence
- 12.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sherborne Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
The Rissington School2.4 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Northleach Church of England Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Cold Aston Church of England Primary School4.4 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
Other 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 Sherborne Church of England Primary School teach?
- Sherborne Church of England Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Cheltenham.
- Has Sherborne Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Sherborne Church of England Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Sherborne Church of England Primary School?
- Sherborne Church of England Primary School had 56 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Sherborne Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 90% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Sherborne Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sherborne Church of England 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 8 July 2025.