Warden Hill Primary School
About Warden Hill Primary School
Warden Hill Primary School sits within Gloucestershire’s primary landscape, a state-funded, mixed-gender school for children aged 4 to 11 in Cheltenham. In the local authority’s Cheltenham rankings, it places 10th out of 22 primary schools, putting it just inside the top half of its immediate peers. The school’s ranking score of 61 places it in the bottom 50% nationally, though it’s worth noting that the top-performing schools in the area — Meysey Hampton Church of England Primary School, Temple Guiting Church of England School, and Thrupp School — all sit at the very top of the local leaderboard. Warden Hill is a popular choice: for the 2025/26 admissions round, it received 199 applications for 60 places, with 52 of those going to first-preference families. That oversubscription ratio of 3.32 to 1 tells you this is a school local parents actively want, even if its raw ranking doesn’t put it among the elite.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
22 Nov 2022Source: Ofsted, 15 Jan 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
Facilities
5Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
10Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:45 – 15:15
Breakfast club
07:30-08:45
After-school care
15:15-18:00
Source: wardenhill.gloucs.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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