Belmont School
Warden Hill Road, Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SAND ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Kevin Day
- Sponsor
- The Milestone School
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Cheltenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 183
- Pupils on roll
- 181
- URN
- 147577
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01242216180
About this school
Belmont School is a special academy in Cheltenham. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 181 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 February 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -8.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -7.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -9.70 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 21 | 23 | 25 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.1 | 0.8 | - |
| Progress 8 score | -1.63 -2.34 to -0.91 | -1.63 -2.25 to -1.01 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.1 | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Belmont 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 | 0% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1.1 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 0.8 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 178 |
| 2023/24 | 191 |
| 2024/25 | 181 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.09%
- English as an additional language
- 5.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.29%
- Persistent absence
- 20.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bettridge School0.1 miles
Special schools · Cheltenham
-
University of Gloucestershire0.4 miles
Universities · Cheltenham
-
Dean Close Preparatory School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Cheltenham
-
Dean Close School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Cheltenham
-
Dean Close Airthrie0.8 miles
Independent schools · Cheltenham
Other schools in Cheltenham
- Battledown School Academies
- Bettridge School Special schools
- Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service Local authority maintained schools
- Lift Crescent View Academies
- National Star College Other types
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Belmont School teach?
- Belmont School teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is a special school in Cheltenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Belmont School?
- The headteacher of Belmont School is Mr Kevin Day, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Belmont School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Belmont 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 Belmont School?
- Belmont School has 181 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Belmont School full?
- Belmont School has capacity for 183 pupils and 181 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Belmont School a faith school?
- No. Belmont School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Belmont School?
- Belmont School is part of SAND ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Belmont School have?
- The schools register lists Belmont School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Belmont School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Belmont School's absence rate?
- Belmont School's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Belmont School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Belmont 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 10 July 2026.