Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter · 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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Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy is a primary school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 15 May 2024. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy 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 2014	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2013	🔒 With a pass

And 1 earlier figure.

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

What the figures show

For Reception in 2026 there were 48 first-choice applications for 80 offers, 0.6 first choices per offer, the 6th lowest of 221 Gloucestershire primary schools.
23.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire is 15.6%.
Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, though places ran out, with a last distance published, in 2 of the 7 earlier years.
In 2024/25, 51% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

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: Tobyfield Road, Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, GL52 8NN
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 577 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 23.7% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 19.8

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

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 15 May 2024

Strengths

“This is an inclusive school where pupils are placed at the centre of all decisions.”
“Strong working relationships between staff and parents and carers ensure pupils come to school safe, happy and ready to learn.”
“School routines are well established.”

To improve

“However, when pupils do not have a secure knowledge of the subject curriculum, they cannot problem-solve or connect important concepts without adult support.”
“Nonetheless, the school recognise that there is work to do to enhance its positive working relationships with parents of pupils with SEND.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 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)	51%	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: 48 first-preference applications, 80 offers in total, 48 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.

Grangefield Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
Woodmancote School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Gotherington Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
Swindon Village Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School 2.6 mi School remains Good
St Mary's Church of England Infant School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
Oakwood Primary School 2.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
Dunalley Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published