Warden Hill Primary School

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

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

1.83 miles

Published by Gloucestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Warden Hill 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 22 November 2022. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

Warden Hill 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	1.83 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 2019	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2018	🔒 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

For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 1.83 miles away, the 36th longest of 88 Gloucestershire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.56 miles).
That Reception distance was about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2012, after swinging sharply between some years, most of all from 2013 to 2014.
For Reception 2026 there were 58 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 56 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (3%) were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 25% 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: Durham Close, Warden Hill, Cheltenham, GL51 3DF
Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 415 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 11.6% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 21.6

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 22 November 2022

Strengths

“Pupils are proud to belong to a school community that welcomes and accepts everyone.”
“They know how to be respectful, safe and try their best.”
“It guides them successfully in all they do.”

To improve

“Nonetheless, not all teachers adapt the curriculum carefully enough to meet the needs of all pupils, including some with SEND.”
“This means that some groups of pupils do not learn the intended curriculum as well as they could.”
“However, occasionally, the written work pupils produce is not of consistently high quality.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 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)	73%	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: 58 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 56 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.

Greatfield Park Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
St James' Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
Lakeside Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Leckhampton Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
Benhall Infant School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
St Mark's Church of England Junior School 1.1 mi School remains Good
Naunton Park Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
Christ Church CofE Primary School 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published