Temple Guiting Church of England School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · CHELTENHAM, Gloucestershire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

4.98 miles

Published by Gloucestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Temple Guiting Church of England School is a primary school in CHELTENHAM, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 June 2024. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

Temple Guiting Church of England 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	4.98 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

For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 4.98 miles away, the 5th longest of 88 Gloucestershire primary schools with a published last distance.
In 2024/25, 82% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Reception 2026 had 19 first-choice applications for 15 offers; 15 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families were not offered a place.
6.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 16.5% across 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: Temple Guiting, CHELTENHAM, GL54 5RW
Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 105 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 6.7% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 24.2

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 25 June 2024

Strengths

“The school lives out its mission ‘Everyone to thrive’ in the way it thoughtfully considers pupils’ experiences so they receive a broad curriculum.”
“Pupils are encouraged to find their interest at Temple Guiting.”
“Leaders aim for pupils to be articulate and resilient individuals ready for the wider world.”

To improve

“However, in a small minority of subjects, the curriculum is not precise enough.”
“The most essential knowledge pupils need to learn has not been considered.”
“This means some pupils do not remember the knowledge that is most important for their next stage.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 July 2024 (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)	82%	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: 19 first-preference applications, 15 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.

Isbourne Valley School 3.2 mi Good Last distance published
Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School 4.2 mi Good Last distance published
Gretton Primary School 5.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
Swell Church of England Primary School 5.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Cold Aston Church of England Primary School 5.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
Longborough Church of England Primary School 5.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School 6.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Oak Hill Church of England Primary School 6.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published