Academy converter · Gloucestershire

Springbank Primary Academy

2–11Ages
435Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137194URN

Springbank Road, Cheltenham, GL51 0PH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.6 below Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

82 applications for 43 places · 93rd of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%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 · 25 October 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

Inspection history

25 October 2023
Graded inspection: Good
24 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Gloucestershire median (2.5) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

82 applications · 43 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 1.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 2.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 1.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 1.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 1.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Gloucestershire median in 0 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	43	82	1.9	42	0.98
Sep 2025	38	83	2.2	33	0.87
Sep 2024	57	93	1.6	53	0.93
Sep 2023	43	74	1.7	43	1.00
Sep 2022	57	75	1.3	51	0.89
Sep 2021	58	86	1.5	53	0.91
Sep 2020	60	102	1.7	63	1.05
Sep 2019	59	86	1.5	50	0.85
Sep 2018	60	94	1.6	60	1.00
Sep 2017	60	101	1.7	58	0.97
Sep 2016	75	144	1.9	65	0.87
Sep 2015	60	97	1.6	44	0.73
Sep 2014	60	80	1.3	44	0.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 67% · Maths 77% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%150th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	53%	5%	105	104
2023/24	58%	0%	104	101
2022/23	48%	2%	101	101

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

Springbank Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Hesters Way Primary School
0.7 km · Gloucestershire

2026

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Rowanfield Infant School
1.4 km · Gloucestershire

2026

1.8applications per place
Rowanfield Junior School
1.5 km · Gloucestershire

Standards maintained2025

67%met the SATs standard
Benhall Infant School
2.3 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

2.5applications per place
Gloucester Road Primary School
2.3 km · Gloucestershire

Standards maintained2025

4.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
St Mark's Church of England Junior School
2.3 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

66%met the SATs standard
Gardners Lane Primary School
2.3 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

1.6applications per place 50%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137194 · 916/2164
Trust: Gloucestershire Learning Alliance
Capacity: 420 pupils · 435 on roll
Free school meals: 33.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: Arthur Dye Primary School (URN 115597)
Address: Springbank Road, Cheltenham, GL51 0PH
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Cheltenham

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