Glenfall Community Primary School

Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Gloucestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Glenfall Community Primary School is a primary school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 19 July 2023. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

Glenfall Community Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2019	🔒 With a pass

And 7 earlier figures.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

Reception 2026 had 15 first-choice applications for 19 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
Every applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 12 of the 14 earlier years with a published Reception outcome.
In 2024/25, 77% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Gloucestershire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Glenfall Way, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, GL52 6XZ
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 198 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 12.6% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 19.9

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 19 July 2023

Strengths

“Enjoyment is everywhere in this school.”
“It shows on pupils’ faces when they chat over lunch, play outside or smile in lessons.”
“It shows on the faces of staff when they talk about how much they like coming to work.”

To improve

“Assessment in some foundation subjects is not as seamless.”
“It can be less helpful to teachers.”
“A few older pupils have less secure phonic knowledge than the younger ones.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	77%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 15 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 15 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Gloucestershire.

Charlton Kings Junior School 0.4 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Charlton Kings Infants' School 0.4 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Naunton Park Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
St John's Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
Oakwood Primary School 1.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School 1.6 mi School remains Good