Dunalley Primary School

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

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.73 miles

Published by Gloucestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Dunalley Primary School is a primary school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 January 2023. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

Dunalley 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	0.73 mi
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

In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.73 miles from the school, the 24th shortest of 88 Gloucestershire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
That 2026 Reception distance was about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2012, though it swung sharply between some years, most of all from 2019 to 2020.
For Reception 2026 there were 54 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 46 went to first-choice families, and 8 first-choice families (15%) were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 70% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire.

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: West Drive, Cheltenham, GL50 4LB
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 456 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 12.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 24.4

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 17 January 2023

Strengths

“Pupils are valued and differences are celebrated at Dunalley.”
“Pupils are happy and safe at school.”
“They say there are always adults they can talk to if they have any worries.”

To improve

“However, they do not always make sure that children catch up quickly enough if they fall behind.”
“In a few subjects, the curriculum is new and teachers know it less well.”
“Where this is the case, pupils are not able to remember what has gone before, such as chronology in history.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 March 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)	70%	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: 54 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 46 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.

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St John's Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Gardners Lane Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
Oakwood Primary School 0.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
Gloucester Road Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Christ Church CofE Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published