Community school · Gloucestershire

Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School

4–11Ages
91Pupils
PrimaryPhase
115540URN

St Edward's Drive, Stow-on-the-Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1AW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.5 below Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

26 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

44%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 · 21 May 2024Ofsted'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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Gloucestershire median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

26 applications · 13 places offered · 13 named it first

2026 2.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 2.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 2.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 1.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 2.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 1.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 2.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 2.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 2.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 2.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.3

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	13	26	2.0	13	1.00
Sep 2025	14	37	2.6	14	1.00
Sep 2024	12	26	2.2	11	0.92
Sep 2023	17	32	1.9	16	0.94
Sep 2022	12	28	2.3	12	1.00
Sep 2021	15	28	1.9	13	0.87
Sep 2020	14	31	2.2	13	0.93
Sep 2019	9	22	2.4	9	1.00
Sep 2018	20	31	1.6	23	1.15
Sep 2017	13	22	1.7	13	1.00
Sep 2016	15	38	2.5	14	0.93
Sep 2015	21	48	2.3	18	0.86
Sep 2014	20	32	1.6	19	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 50% · Maths 83% → all three 44% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard44%174th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	44%	0%	103	104
2023/24	88%	13%	109	106
2022/23	70%	15%	108	109

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

Stow-on-the-Wold Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.0applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Swell Church of England Primary School
2.3 km · Gloucestershire

2026

4.0applications per place
Longborough Church of England Primary School
4.1 km · Gloucestershire

2026

2.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School
5.7 km · Gloucestershire

2026

1.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Bledington Primary School
6.1 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

3.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St David's Church of England Primary School
6.5 km · Gloucestershire

2025

1.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Kingham Primary School
6.8 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

2.5applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
The Rissington School
8.6 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Cold Aston Church of England Primary School
9.1 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115540 · 916/2091
Capacity: 140 pupils · 91 on roll
Free school meals: 14.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: St Edward's Drive, Stow-on-the-Wold, Cheltenham, GL54 1AW
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Cotswold

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