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Isbourne Valley School

Tewkesbury, GL54 5PFPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2023
KS2 Results
58%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
16 1st-choice / 15 places
Ranking
#8,331
of 13,686 nationally

About Isbourne Valley School

Isbourne Valley School, a state primary in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across both its most recent graded inspection in January 2023 and its previous inspection in 2013. The 2023 inspection awarded Good across all five categories: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The single most telling academic metric is the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 combined result: 58% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. That figure sits just one percentage point below the Gloucestershire local authority average of 59%, placing the school squarely in the middle of the pack. Nationally, Isbourne Valley ranks in the 60th percentile among all primary schools, and within the South West region it sits in the 54th percentile. In the Tewkesbury local area ranking, it comes 16th out of 24 schools, placing it in the bottom half of its immediate peers.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressDidbrook, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, GL54 5PF
HeadteacherJustin Godding
Local AuthorityGloucestershire
Number of Pupils82
Free School Meals (FSM)9.8%
School Capacity82 / 105 (78% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

10 Jan 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 13 Feb 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
LibraryDining HallGymnasiumArt StudiosPlaying FieldsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

13

Sports

GymnasticsRoundersCross CountryFootballCricketNetballTennis

Clubs & Activities

Film ClubArt ClubScience ClubCodingChessEco Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaSpeech & LanguagePhysicalOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Isbourne Valley School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.