Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · 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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Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School is a primary school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

Bourton-on-the-Water 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 2018	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2017	🔒 With a pass

And 5 earlier figures.

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

What the figures show

Reception 2026 drew 35 first-choice applications for 35 offers, and every applicant was offered a place.
Reception places ran out in 4 of the 10 earlier years, and the last distance offered swung sharply between some years, most of all from 2015 to 2016.
In 2024/25, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
The school has 25.4 pupils per teacher, while the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire is 14.6.

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: School Hill, Bourton-on-the-Water, Cheltenham, GL54 2AW
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 2–11
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 341 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 13.8% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 25.4

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

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 February 2026

Strengths

“On arrival at Bourton-on-the-Water Primary Academy, staff warmly greet pupils and treat them with kindness.”
“Pupils feel safe and attend regularly.”
“During their time at the school, they build lasting friendships.”

To improve

“Currently, teaching for a small minority of pupils does not match their precise needs closely enough.”
“Nevertheless, the trend over time remains variable, and leaders are strengthening their work to raise standards further.”
“However, occasionally, teaching does not model for pupils the most accurate or efficient methods to use in their learning.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 April 2026 (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)	61%	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: 35 first-preference applications, 35 offers in total, 35 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.

Cold Aston Church of England Primary School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
Swell Church of England Primary School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
The Rissington School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
Sherborne Church of England Primary School 4.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Bledington Primary School 5.1 mi Good Last distance published
Northleach Church of England Primary School 5.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Longborough Church of England Primary School 5.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published