Voluntary aided school · Gloucestershire

Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
207Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
115679URN

Battledown Approach, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, GL52 6QZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.6per place

2.1 above Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

138 applications for 30 places · 5th of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

82%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

The graded inspection, 25 February 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

2 April 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
25 February 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

4.6applications per place, Reception

2.1 above Gloucestershire median (2.5) 2.4 above England median (2.2)

138 applications · 30 places offered · 37 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 4.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 5.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 5.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 4.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 5.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 4.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 5.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 5.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 5.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 6.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 6.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 5.4; 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	30	138	4.6	37	1.23
Sep 2025	30	121	4.0	33	1.10
Sep 2024	30	150	5.0	45	1.50
Sep 2023	30	166	5.5	46	1.53
Sep 2022	30	136	4.5	36	1.20
Sep 2021	30	166	5.5	36	1.20
Sep 2020	30	133	4.4	37	1.23
Sep 2019	30	168	5.6	52	1.73
Sep 2018	30	172	5.7	36	1.20
Sep 2017	30	172	5.7	42	1.40
Sep 2016	30	184	6.1	42	1.40
Sep 2015	30	196	6.5	50	1.67
Sep 2014	30	162	5.4	53	1.77

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 86% · Maths 93% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard82%14th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard57%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

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Gloucestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	82%	18%	110	107
2023/24	77%	7%	107	107
2022/23	77%	10%	108	106

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

Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

4.6applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Glenfall Community Primary School
1.4 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

5.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Oakwood Primary School
1.4 km · Gloucestershire

Requires improvement2024

1.0applications per place 14%met the SATs standard
Charlton Kings Infants' School
1.5 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good · improving2024

2.0applications per place
Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School
1.6 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

56%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Infant School
1.6 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

2.5applications per place
Dunalley Primary School
1.7 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115679 · 916/3316
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 207 on roll
Free school meals: 2.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Battledown Approach, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, GL52 6QZ
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Cheltenham

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