Academy converter · Gloucestershire

Rowanfield Infant School

4–7Ages
235Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144898URN

Alstone Lane, Cheltenham, GL51 8HY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.7 below Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

113 applications for 64 places · 112th of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 9 June 2026Published 15 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

9 June 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
26 January 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Gloucestershire median (2.5) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

113 applications · 64 places offered · 60 named it first

2026 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 1.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Gloucestershire median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Gloucestershire median

Dashed bars: as Rowanfield Infant School (URN 115592), the previous school.

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	64	113	1.8	60	0.94
Sep 2025	81	134	1.7	77	0.95
Sep 2024	63	121	1.9	59	0.94
Sep 2023	77	127	1.7	70	0.91
Sep 2022	72	119	1.7	62	0.86
Sep 2021	76	128	1.7	63	0.83
Sep 2020	84	123	1.5	61	0.73
Sep 2019	90	151	1.7	93	1.03
Sep 2018	73	113	1.6	53	0.73
Sep 2017 *	89	137	1.5	74	0.83
Sep 2016 *	88	171	1.9	73	0.83
Sep 2015 *	90	150	1.7	79	0.88
Sep 2014 *	90	147	1.6	70	0.78

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Rowanfield Infant SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place
Rowanfield Junior School
0.1 km · Gloucestershire

Standards maintained2025

67%met the SATs standard
Hesters Way Primary School
0.8 km · Gloucestershire

2026

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Gloucester Road Primary School
0.9 km · Gloucestershire

Standards maintained2025

4.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Christ Church CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Gloucestershire

Outstanding2023

5.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Gardners Lane Primary School
1.2 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

1.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Springbank Primary Academy
1.4 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great
1.5 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 48%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: 144898 · 916/2158
Trust: Gloucestershire Learning Alliance
Capacity: 270 pupils · 235 on roll
Free school meals: 28.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2017
Replaced: Rowanfield Infant School (URN 115592)
Address: Alstone Lane, Cheltenham, GL51 8HY
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Cheltenham

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