Community school · Gloucestershire

Isbourne Valley School

4–11Ages
80Pupils
PrimaryPhase
135437URN

Didbrook, Cheltenham, GL54 5PF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.6 above Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

46 applications for 15 places · 26th of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%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 · 10 January 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

3.1applications per place, Reception

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

46 applications · 15 places offered · 19 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 3.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 2.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 4.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 2.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 3.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 3.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 2.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 4.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 3.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 2.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 4.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 3.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 3.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Gloucestershire median in 12 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	15	46	3.1	19	1.27
Sep 2025	15	32	2.1	16	1.07
Sep 2024	10	40	4.0	8	0.80
Sep 2023	14	35	2.5	14	1.00
Sep 2022	10	35	3.5	10	1.00
Sep 2021	14	45	3.2	8	0.57
Sep 2020	15	38	2.5	20	1.33
Sep 2019	9	38	4.2	8	0.89
Sep 2018	11	36	3.3	11	1.00
Sep 2017	12	34	2.8	13	1.08
Sep 2016	12	48	4.0	15	1.25
Sep 2015	10	30	3.0	8	0.80
Sep 2014	12	41	3.4	14	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 71% · Maths 79% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%61st of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard21%

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	71%	14%	109	104
2023/24	58%	0%	103	99
2022/23	89%	11%	111	108

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

Isbourne Valley SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School
4.2 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

1.5applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Gretton Primary School
4.6 km · Gloucestershire

Requires improvement2024

2.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Temple Guiting Church of England School
5.1 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Oak Hill Church of England Primary School
5.4 km · Gloucestershire

Requires improvement2022

2.0applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Sedgeberrow CofE First School
7.7 km · Worcestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
7.9 km · Worcestershire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Broadway First School
8.2 km · Worcestershire

Remains Good · improving2023

1.8applications per place
Ashton-under-Hill First School
8.6 km · Worcestershire

2026

2.2applications 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: 135437 · 916/3374
Capacity: 105 pupils · 80 on roll
Free school meals: 8.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2008
Address: Didbrook, Cheltenham, GL54 5PF
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Tewkesbury

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