Grangefield Primary School

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

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.71 miles

Published by Gloucestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Grangefield Primary School is a primary school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 2 July 2024. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

Grangefield 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	0.71 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 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, 77% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire.
The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 0.71 miles, the 22nd shortest of 88 Gloucestershire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 1.56 miles.
The 2026 Reception figure was nearer than 2025's and further than 2012's; every applicant was offered a place in 1 of 14 years with a published outcome.
For Reception 2026, 80 first-choice applications came in for 60 offers; 54 offers went to first-choice families, and 26 first-choice families (33%) were not offered a place.

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: Voxwell Lane, Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, GL52 8GL
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 421 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 14.5% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 21.6

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 2 July 2024

Strengths

“Pupils describe Grangefield as a welcoming place to be.”
“Staff take the time to get to know pupils and their families well.”
“Pupils feel safe here because of the warm relationships that have been cultivated.”

To improve

“In some subjects, however, pupils’ prior learning is not as secure.”
“Some pupils struggle to remember what they have learned before and how this links with current learning.”
“However, some groups of pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, do not attend regularly.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 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)	77%	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: 80 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 54 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.

Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Woodmancote School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Swindon Village Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Gotherington Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
Dunalley Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
Gardners Lane Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
Oakwood Primary School 2.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School 2.4 mi School remains Good