Charlton Kings Junior School
East End Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, GL53 8QE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CHARLTON KINGS JUNIOR SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Andrews
- Constituency
- Cheltenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 372
- Pupils on roll
- 381
- URN
- 137266
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01242526171
About this school
Charlton Kings Junior School is a primary academy in Cheltenham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 381 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Charlton Kings Junior 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 4 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. 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 | 94 | 97 | 94 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 72% | 84% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 11% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 87% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 82% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 78% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.10 | - | - |
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 Charlton Kings Junior 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 | 77% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 84% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 380 |
| 2023/24 | 378 |
| 2024/25 | 376 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Charlton Kings Junior School compares
Charlton Kings Junior School ranked 9th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 84% | 3% | 5.3% | 381 | — |
| Charlton Kings Infants' School | — | 2.5% | 4.1% | 311 | 0.2 miles |
| Glenfall Community Primary School | 77% | 4% | 12% | 198 | 0.4 miles |
| Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School | 82% | 3.8% | 4.3% | 207 | 1.1 miles |
| Naunton Park Primary School | 76% | 3.6% | 7% | 402 | 1.2 miles |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | 55% | 6.7% | 20.2% | 174 | 1.5 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)
- 5.32%
- English as an additional language
- 14.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.02%
- Persistent absence
- 3.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Charlton Kings Infants' School0.2 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Glenfall Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
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Naunton Park Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
St John's Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
Other schools in Cheltenham
Charlton Kings Junior School ranks 2nd 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
- 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
- Gloucester Road Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Charlton Kings Junior School teach?
- Charlton Kings Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Cheltenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Charlton Kings Junior School?
- The headteacher of Charlton Kings Junior School is Mrs Rebecca Andrews, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Charlton Kings Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Charlton Kings Junior 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 Charlton Kings Junior School?
- Charlton Kings Junior School has 381 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Charlton Kings Junior School full?
- Charlton Kings Junior School has capacity for 372 pupils and 381 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 Charlton Kings Junior School a faith school?
- No. Charlton Kings Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Charlton Kings Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Charlton Kings Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Charlton Kings Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Charlton Kings Junior School is part of CHARLTON KINGS JUNIOR SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Charlton Kings Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 84% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Charlton Kings Junior School compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Charlton Kings Junior School ranked 9th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Charlton Kings Junior School's absence rate?
- Charlton Kings Junior School's overall absence rate is 3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Charlton Kings Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Charlton Kings Junior 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.