Cold Aston Church of England Primary School

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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Cold Aston Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 20 May 2025. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

Cold Aston Church of England 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 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2019	🔒 With a pass

And 7 earlier figures.

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

What the figures show

Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, but places ran out in 4 of the 7 earlier years with a published outcome, going back to 2012.
Reception 2026 drew 6 first-choice applications for 8 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
In 2024/25, 83% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 17% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
That 2024/25 result was the highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire that have results.

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: Cold Aston, Cheltenham, GL54 3BN
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 74 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 4.1% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 13.5

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

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 20 May 2025

Strengths

“The school’s vision of ‘journeying together with love and trust’ shines through in every aspect of school life.”
“Staff know and care for pupils very well.”
“Pupils appreciate morning ‘check-ins’ where they learn to share their feelings effectively.”

To improve

“However, at times, the school does not make the links to pupils' prior learning explicit enough.”
“This means that the depth of what pupils know and remember over time varies between subjects.”
“However, the school’s checks on pupils' understanding occasionally lack precision in some subjects.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 June 2025 (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)	83%	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: 6 first-preference applications, 8 offers in total, 6 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.

Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Northleach Church of England Primary School 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Sherborne Church of England Primary School 4.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Swell Church of England Primary School 4.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
The Rissington School 4.7 mi Good Last distance published
Temple Guiting Church of England School 5.5 mi Good Last distance published
Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School 5.6 mi Good Last distance published
Andoversford Primary School 6.6 mi Good Last distance published