Andoversford Primary School
Primary · Foundation 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
2012–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Andoversford Primary School is a primary school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 April 2022. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
Andoversford 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 6 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, with 13 first-choice applications for 13 offers, though places ran out in both earlier published years, 2015 and 2016.
- There are 12.5 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.9 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire.
- Free school meals: 21.9% of pupils are eligible, against a middle figure of 12.6% 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
- Old Gloucester Road, Andoversford, Cheltenham, GL54 4HR
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Gloucestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 64 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 April 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are at the heart of this inclusive village school.”
- “Leaders have high expectations of what all pupils can achieve.”
- “Pupils feel safe and value their close friendships.”
To improve
- “Some subjects within the wider curriculum are not planned in sufficient detail or sequenced effectively.”
- “The key knowledge teachers want pupils to know is not explicit.”
- “For example, in design and technology, the curriculum does not build consistently on what pupils have learned before.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 May 2022 (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) | 71% | 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: 13 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 13 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.
- Glenfall Community Primary School 3.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Charlton Kings Junior School 3.3 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- Charlton Kings Infants' School 3.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School 4.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School 4.1 mi School remains Good
- St Mary's Church of England Infant School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Coberley Church of England Primary School 4.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Oakwood Primary School 4.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
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