Voluntary controlled school · Gloucestershire

St John's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
174Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
115669URN

Albion Street, Cheltenham, GL52 2SN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.1per place

2.6 above Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

56 applications for 11 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

Inspection history

18 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
14 June 2012
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

5.1applications per place, Reception

2.6 above Gloucestershire median (2.5) 2.9 above England median (2.2)

56 applications · 11 places offered · 8 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 5.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 5.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 3.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 4.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 4.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 4.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 4.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 5.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 4.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 3.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 4.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 4.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 3.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Gloucestershire median in 13 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	11	56	5.1	8	0.73
Sep 2025	14	76	5.4	9	0.64
Sep 2024	25	79	3.2	18	0.72
Sep 2023	26	108	4.2	19	0.73
Sep 2022	29	119	4.1	26	0.90
Sep 2021	29	123	4.2	23	0.79
Sep 2020	28	114	4.1	26	0.93
Sep 2019	19	108	5.7	16	0.84
Sep 2018	29	120	4.1	23	0.79
Sep 2017	29	101	3.5	16	0.55
Sep 2016	29	129	4.5	22	0.76
Sep 2015	29	129	4.5	35	1.21
Sep 2014	29	90	3.1	19	0.66

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 66% · Maths 76% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%145th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard34%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	55%	10%	104	106
2023/24	55%	14%	104	104
2022/23	48%	3%	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

St John's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

5.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
0.4 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Gloucestershire

Standards maintained2025

4.6applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great
1.0 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Dunalley Primary School
1.1 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Christ Church CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Gloucestershire

Outstanding2023

5.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Naunton Park Primary School
1.6 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Gloucester Road Primary School
1.6 km · Gloucestershire

Standards maintained2025

4.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Oakwood Primary School
1.7 km · Gloucestershire

Requires improvement2024

1.0applications per place 14%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115669 · 916/3097
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 203 pupils · 174 on roll
Free school meals: 18.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Albion Street, Cheltenham, GL52 2SN
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Cheltenham

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