Community school · Gloucestershire

Lakeside Primary School

4–11Ages
511Pupils
PrimaryPhase
115594URN

Hatherley Road, Cheltenham, GL51 6HR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.7 above Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

144 applications for 46 places · 23rd of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

The graded inspection, 28 January 2020Ofsted'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

Inspection history

26 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
28 January 2020
Graded inspection: 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

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Gloucestershire median (2.5) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

144 applications · 46 places offered · 44 named it first

2026 3.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 3.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 2.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 2.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 2.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 2.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 2.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 2.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 2.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 2.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 2.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 2.0; 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	46	144	3.1	44	0.96
Sep 2025	60	187	3.1	68	1.13
Sep 2024	64	173	2.7	57	0.89
Sep 2023	74	170	2.3	58	0.78
Sep 2022	54	150	2.8	50	0.93
Sep 2021	63	143	2.3	50	0.79
Sep 2020	90	146	1.6	63	0.70
Sep 2019	73	162	2.2	55	0.75
Sep 2018	88	185	2.1	65	0.74
Sep 2017	90	232	2.6	71	0.79
Sep 2016	90	244	2.7	78	0.87
Sep 2015	90	204	2.3	50	0.56
Sep 2014	90	183	2.0	46	0.51

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 67% · Maths 66% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%153rd of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	52%	9%	105	103
2023/24	53%	13%	105	103
2022/23	58%	12%	104	103

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

Lakeside Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Benhall Infant School
0.4 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

2.5applications per place
St Mark's Church of England Junior School
0.4 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

66%met the SATs standard
Greatfield Park Primary School
0.9 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Warden Hill Primary School
1.4 km · Gloucestershire

Good2022

3.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St James' Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

3.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Rowanfield Junior School
2.1 km · Gloucestershire

Standards maintained2025

67%met the SATs standard
Rowanfield Infant School
2.2 km · Gloucestershire

2026

1.8applications per place

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: 115594 · 916/2160
Capacity: 540 pupils · 511 on roll
Free school meals: 14.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Hatherley Road, Cheltenham, GL51 6HR
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Cheltenham

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