Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School
School Hill, Bourton-on-the-Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2AW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER PRIMARY ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Lindsay Connor
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 341
- URN
- 139291
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01451820458
About this school
Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School is a primary academy in Cheltenham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 341 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 49 | 48 | 38 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 50% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 4% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 69% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 69% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 71% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Bourton-on-the-Water 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 | 76% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 290 |
| 2023/24 | 279 |
| 2024/25 | 274 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School compares
Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School ranked 114th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 5.4% | 17.9% | 341 | — |
| Cold Aston Church of England Primary School | 83% | 3.8% | 1.8% | 74 | 2.5 miles |
| Swell Church of England Primary School | — | 7% | 24.2% | 32 | 2.8 miles |
| The Rissington School | 79% | 4.1% | 8.6% | 256 | 3.1 miles |
| Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School | 44% | 5.9% | 14.1% | 91 | 3.5 miles |
| Sherborne Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 48 | 4.1 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.88%
- English as an additional language
- 12.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.37%
- Persistent absence
- 13.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cold Aston Church of England Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Swell Church of England Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Cotswold
-
The Rissington School3.1 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Sherborne Church of England Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
Other schools in Cheltenham
Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School ranks 24th of the 40 ranked primary schools in Cheltenham.
- Andoversford Primary School Primary
- Benhall Infant School Primary
- Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy 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 year groups does Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School teach?
- Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Cheltenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School is Co Headteacher Lindsay Connor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bourton-on-the-Water 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 Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School?
- Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School has 341 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School full?
- Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 341 on roll (108%), 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 Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School?
- Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School is part of BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER PRIMARY ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School rank locally?
- Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School ranked 114th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School's absence rate?
- Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bourton-on-the-Water 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 1 July 2026.