Hesters Way Primary School

Primary · Community 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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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.

Hesters Way 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 7 earlier figures.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, but places ran out in 6 of the 13 earlier years with a published outcome.
Reception 2026 drew 18 first-choice applications for 21 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
53.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 32.4% 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: Dill Avenue, Cheltenham, GL51 0ES
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
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.

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