Glenfall Community Primary School

About Glenfall Community Primary School

Glenfall Community Primary School in Cheltenham holds a Good rating from Ofsted, confirmed in its most recent ungraded inspection in 2023. The school’s academic strength is most clearly seen in its Key Stage 2 results, where 87% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure is well above the Gloucestershire local authority average of 59% and places Glenfall first among 22 primary schools in Cheltenham. Nationally, the school ranks in the top 5% of all primary schools for this same metric. Looking at individual subjects, reading is a particular strength: 93% of pupils reached the expected level and 43% achieved the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 109. Maths followed closely, with 87% at the expected level and an average score of 105. Writing was slightly lower, with 10% reaching the higher standard. The school’s improvement journey is clear from Ofsted records: it was rated Requires Improvement in its 2012 graded inspection but moved to Good by its 2014 graded inspection, a rating that was reaffirmed in the 2023 ungraded inspection.

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