Gretton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.53 miles
Published by Gloucestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2012–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Gretton Primary School is a primary school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 20 February 2024. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.
Gretton 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 | 4.53 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 2012 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 4.53 miles, 7th longest of 88 Gloucestershire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 1.56 miles).
- The Reception last distance has swung sharply, most of all from 2021 to 2022; every applicant was offered a place in 2 of the 7 years with a published outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 12 first-choice applications for 15 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 43% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% 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
- Gretton, Cheltenham, GL54 5EY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Gloucestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 92 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 20 February 2024
Strengths
- “The new leadership has a determined and ambitious vision.”
- “The school’s vision to ‘aim high’ encapsulates the ethos of the school well.”
- “The school has high expectations for all pupils.”
To improve
- “However, while pupils learn effectively in core subjects, they do not learn as successfully in the wider curriculum.”
- “However, many changes are in their early stages and have yet to have an impact.”
- “Some staff do not have the subject knowledge they need.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 March 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) | 43% | 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: 12 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 12 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.
- Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Oak Hill Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gotherington Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Isbourne Valley School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodmancote School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Grangefield Primary School 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School 4.9 mi School remains Good
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