Community school · Gloucestershire

The Rissington School

3–11Ages
256Pupils
PrimaryPhase
115525URN

Mitchell Way, Upper Rissington, Cheltenham, GL54 2PL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

1.1 below Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

41 applications for 29 places · 137th of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 29 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.4applications per place, Reception

1.1 below Gloucestershire median (2.5) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

41 applications · 29 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 1.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 1.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 1.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 1.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 1.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 1.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 1.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 2.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Gloucestershire median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Gloucestershire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	29	41	1.4	29	1.00
Sep 2025	24	43	1.8	24	1.00
Sep 2024	30	44	1.5	32	1.07
Sep 2023	24	40	1.7	24	1.00
Sep 2022	27	39	1.4	24	0.89
Sep 2021	33	47	1.4	32	0.97
Sep 2020	43	63	1.5	43	1.00
Sep 2019	32	45	1.4	31	0.97
Sep 2018	43	51	1.2	44	1.02
Sep 2017	25	34	1.4	25	1.00
Sep 2016	27	46	1.7	28	1.04
Sep 2015	24	45	1.9	25	1.04
Sep 2014	14	34	2.4	17	1.21

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 85% · Maths 87% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%27th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Gloucestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	79%	10%	107	107
2023/24	76%	28%	109	107
2022/23	65%	14%	105	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Rissington SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Sherborne Church of England Primary School
3.8 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

3.3applications per place
Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School
5.0 km · Gloucestershire

2026

1.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Burford Primary School
7.1 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

2.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Bledington Primary School
7.2 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

3.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Wychwood Church of England Primary School
7.3 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Cold Aston Church of England Primary School
7.7 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Swell Church of England Primary School
8.6 km · Gloucestershire

2026

4.0applications per place
Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School
8.6 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

2.0applications per place 44%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115525 · 916/2070
Capacity: 315 pupils · 256 on roll
Free school meals: 8.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Mitchell Way, Upper Rissington, Cheltenham, GL54 2PL
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Cotswold

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources