Rowanfield Infant School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–7 · 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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Rowanfield Infant School is a primary school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire for ages 4–7 (academy converter). Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

Rowanfield Infant 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 2018	🔒 With a pass

And 6 earlier figures.

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

What the figures show

Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 4 of the 11 earlier years with a published outcome.
There were 60 first-choice applications for 64 Reception offers in 2026, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
Free school meal eligibility is 28.9% of pupils, against a middle figure of 33.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire.

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: Alstone Lane, Cheltenham, GL51 8HY
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–7
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 235 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 28.9% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 17.2

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

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 9 June 2026

Strengths

“Pupils enter the school happily each morning.”
“They enjoy coming to school and feel a sense of belonging.”
“Nurturing staff, who know pupils well, greet them on the playground.”

To improve

“However, some pupils' handwriting, letter and number formation is less well developed than it could be.”
“However, some teaching of handwriting, letter and number formation is less well implemented than it could be to develop pupils' skills.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 60 first-preference applications, 64 offers in total, 60 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.

Rowanfield Junior School 0.1 mi Standards maintained
Hesters Way Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Gloucester Road Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Christ Church CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Gardners Lane Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Springbank Primary Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published