Gardners Lane 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

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Gardners Lane Primary School is a primary school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 17 July 2024. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

Gardners Lane 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, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
For Reception 2026 there were 31 first-choice applications for 32 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (3%) was not offered a place.
There are 17.9 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.5 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire.
Free school meal eligibility is 39.3% of pupils, against a middle figure of 22.5% 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: Gardners Lane, Swindon Road, Cheltenham, GL51 9JW
Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 262 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 39.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 17.9

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

Ofsted

School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Inspected 17 July 2024

Strengths

“Pupils are happy and feel safe at Gardners Lane Primary School.”
“Most pupils behave well and show positive attitudes towards their learning.”
“Where some pupils struggle to manage their own behaviour, adults act swiftly.”

To improve

“The school is aware of the need to improve school attendance and is working with families to reduce levels of absence.”
“However, in many subjects, this new curriculum is not currently being implemented.”
“Consequently, pupils are not learning as well as they might.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 September 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)	50%	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: 31 first-preference applications, 32 offers in total, 30 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.

Gloucester Road Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Christ Church CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Dunalley Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
Rowanfield Infant School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Rowanfield Junior School 0.8 mi Standards maintained
Swindon Village Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Hesters Way Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published