Rowanfield Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–7 · Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
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.
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Key facts
- Address
- Alstone Lane, Cheltenham, GL51 8HY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- 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.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2012 to 2026, as Gloucestershire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
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