Charlton Kings Infants' School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–7 · 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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Charlton Kings Infants' School is a primary school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire for ages 3–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 15 May 2024. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

Charlton Kings Infants' 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

Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out in 11 of the 14 earlier years with a published outcome.
There were 86 first-choice applications for 88 Reception offers in 2026; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
3.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 12.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire.
There are 25 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire is 20.1.

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: Lyefield Road East, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, GL53 8AY
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–7
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 311 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 3.5% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 25

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

Ofsted

School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 15 May 2024

Strengths

“Pupils flourish at Charlton Kings Infants’ School.”
“The school’s vision of ‘the wings to fly, the confidence to try’ is embodied by all.”
“The learning environment is a hive of productivity.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 86 first-preference applications, 88 offers in total, 86 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.

Charlton Kings Junior School 0.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Glenfall Community Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Naunton Park Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
St John's Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Leckhampton Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
Oakwood Primary School 1.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published