Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy
Tobyfield Road, Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, GL52 8NN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE LEARNING ALLIANCE
- Headteacher
- Miss Lucy Browne
- Sponsor
- Gloucestershire Learning Alliance
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 577
- URN
- 137271
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01242673814
About this school
Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy is a primary academy in Cheltenham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 577 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 95 | 93 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 62% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 11% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 82% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 72% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 78% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy 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 | 61% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 637 |
| 2023/24 | 615 |
| 2024/25 | 610 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy compares
Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy ranked 157th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51% | 6.1% | 25.1% | 577 | — |
| Grangefield Primary School | 77% | 4.9% | 15% | 421 | 0.4 miles |
| Woodmancote School | 72% | 4.9% | 16.7% | 418 | 0.5 miles |
| Gotherington Primary School | 66% | 3.2% | 9.5% | 197 | 1.3 miles |
| Swindon Village Primary School | 73% | 4.4% | 18.1% | 414 | 2.0 miles |
| Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School | 56% | 4.5% | 17.9% | 238 | 2.6 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)
- 25.08%
- English as an additional language
- 6.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.08%
- Persistent absence
- 16.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Grangefield Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Woodmancote School0.5 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Gotherington Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
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Swindon Village Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
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Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School2.6 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
Other schools in Cheltenham
Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy ranks 31st of the 40 ranked primary schools in Cheltenham.
- Andoversford Primary School Primary
- Benhall Infant School 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
- Gloucester Road Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy teach?
- Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cheltenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy is Miss Lucy Browne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy, 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 Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy?
- Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy has 577 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy full?
- Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 577 on roll (92%), 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 Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy is part of GLOUCESTERSHIRE LEARNING ALLIANCE. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 51% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy ranked 157th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy'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.