Oakwood 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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Oakwood Primary School is a primary school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 30 April 2024. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

Oakwood 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

2024/25 reading, writing and maths: 14% at the expected standard, lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire that have results.
Reception 2026 had 23 first-choice applications for 30 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 7 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
45.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 17.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire.
Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out in 3 of the 11 earlier years.

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: Cotswold Road, Cheltenham, GL52 5HD
Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 310 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 45.2% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 16.1

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

Ofsted

Requires improvement Inspected 30 April 2024

Strengths

“The executive headteacher and co-headteachers have raised expectations and ambition for every pupil, including disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
“New leaders have taken steps to bring about improvements to the school.”
“These are beginning to have a positive impact on pupils’ education.”

To improve

“Until recently, the school has not ensured that pupils achieve well.”
“Pupils’ outcomes in 2023 were significantly below national averages.”
“Nonetheless, the school knows there is more to do to ensure the quality of education is good.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 June 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)	14%	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: 23 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 23 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.

Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School 0.2 mi School remains Good
St Mary's Church of England Infant School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
Dunalley Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
St John's Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Gardners Lane Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published