Academy converter · Gloucestershire

Gotherington Primary School

4–11Ages
197Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137207URN

The Lawns, Gotherington, Cheltenham, GL52 9QT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.0per place

1.5 above Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

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119 applications for 30 places · 7th of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%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 · 6 December 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

4.0applications per place, Reception

1.5 above Gloucestershire median (2.5) 1.8 above England median (2.2)

119 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 4.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 3.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 4.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 4.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 4.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 4.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 4.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 4.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 4.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 5.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 4.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 4.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 4.6; 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	119	4.0	32	1.07
Sep 2025	30	118	3.9	24	0.80
Sep 2024	30	131	4.4	32	1.07
Sep 2023	30	139	4.6	44	1.47
Sep 2022	30	126	4.2	35	1.17
Sep 2021	30	133	4.4	26	0.87
Sep 2020	30	129	4.3	31	1.03
Sep 2019	30	132	4.4	41	1.37
Sep 2018	30	145	4.8	38	1.27
Sep 2017	30	151	5.0	47	1.57
Sep 2016	30	127	4.2	27	0.90
Sep 2015	30	146	4.9	33	1.10
Sep 2014	29	132	4.6	48	1.66

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 72% · Maths 83% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%95th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard28%

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	66%	7%	108	107
2023/24	56%	12%	106	103
2022/23	66%	3%	108	105

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

Gotherington Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

4.0applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Woodmancote School
1.9 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy
2.1 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Grangefield Primary School
2.7 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

3.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Gretton Primary School
4.2 km · Gloucestershire

Requires improvement2024

2.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Oak Hill Church of England Primary School
5.2 km · Gloucestershire

Requires improvement2022

2.0applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Swindon Village Primary School
5.3 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Ashchurch Primary School
5.4 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School
5.7 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

1.5applications per place 49%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137207 · 916/2069
Trust: Gotherington Primary School
Capacity: 202 pupils · 197 on roll
Free school meals: 6.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: Gotherington Primary School (URN 115524)
Address: The Lawns, Gotherington, Cheltenham, GL52 9QT
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Tewkesbury

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