Isbourne Valley School
Didbrook, Cheltenham, GL54 5PF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Justin Godding
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 80
- URN
- 135437
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01242621341
About this school
Isbourne Valley School is a community primary school in Cheltenham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 80 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 9 | 12 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 89% | 58% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 0% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 75% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 58% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 25% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 103.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 99.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 Isbourne Valley 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 | 89% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 82 |
| 2023/24 | 84 |
| 2024/25 | 82 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Isbourne Valley School compares
Isbourne Valley School ranked 63rd of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 3.5% | 9.8% | 80 | — |
| Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School | 49% | 6.1% | 17.4% | 261 | 2.6 miles |
| Gretton Primary School | 43% | 5.5% | 8.8% | 92 | 2.8 miles |
| Temple Guiting Church of England School | 82% | 3.9% | 9% | 105 | 3.2 miles |
| Oak Hill Church of England Primary School | 30% | 7.3% | 27.3% | 48 | 3.4 miles |
| Sedgeberrow CofE First School | — | 3.9% | 6.9% | 177 | 4.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.76%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.5%
- Persistent absence
- 10.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Gretton Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Temple Guiting Church of England School3.2 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Oak Hill Church of England Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Tewkesbury
-
Sedgeberrow CofE First School4.8 miles
Primary · Evesham
Other schools in Cheltenham
Isbourne Valley School ranks 14th 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 Isbourne Valley School teach?
- Isbourne Valley School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cheltenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Isbourne Valley School?
- The headteacher of Isbourne Valley School is Headteacher Justin Godding, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Isbourne Valley School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Isbourne Valley 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 Isbourne Valley School?
- Isbourne Valley School has 80 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Isbourne Valley School full?
- Isbourne Valley School has capacity for 105 pupils and 80 on roll (76%), 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 Isbourne Valley School a faith school?
- No. Isbourne Valley School has no designated religious character.
- Does Isbourne Valley School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Isbourne Valley School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Isbourne Valley School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 89% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Isbourne Valley School rank locally?
- Isbourne Valley School ranked 63rd of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Isbourne Valley School's absence rate?
- Isbourne Valley School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Isbourne Valley School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Isbourne Valley 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 1 July 2026.