Hesters Way Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Hesters Way Primary School is a primary school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (community school). Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Dill Avenue, Cheltenham, GL51 0ES
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Gloucestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 171 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 53.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at Hesters Way Primary School feel safe, valued and included.”
- “From the moment they arrive, staff provide a warm welcome and ensure that individual needs are met.”
- “The school’s deep commitment to inclusion means that adaptations start right from pupils' arrival at the school gate.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not attend school as often as they should.”
- “However, leaders recognise the need for continued engagement with parents and carers to secure the higher attendance of their children.”
- “Sometimes teachers do not use their checks on pupils' understanding to adapt their teaching or help pupils to make connections between concepts that would help deepen their knowledge and understanding.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 February 2026 (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) | 57% | 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: 18 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 18 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2012 to 2026, as Gloucestershire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Gloucestershire.
- Springbank Primary Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Rowanfield Infant School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Rowanfield Junior School 0.5 mi Standards maintained
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gloucester Road Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Gardners Lane Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Christ Church CofE Primary School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Swindon Village Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published