Academy converter · Gloucestershire

Cold Aston Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
74Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
149254URN

Cold Aston, Cheltenham, GL54 3BN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.5 above Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

24 applications for 8 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 20 May 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Gloucestershire median (2.5) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

24 applications · 8 places offered · 6 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 3.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 8.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 2.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 2.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2021 2.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2020 2.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2019 2.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 2.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 2.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 3.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.3; as the previous school

This school
Gloucestershire median

Dashed bars: as Cold Aston Church of England Primary School (URN 115609), 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	8	24	3.0	6	0.75
Sep 2025	7	21	3.0	6	0.86
Sep 2024	2	16	8.0	2	1.00
Sep 2023	12	28	2.3	11	0.92
Sep 2022 *	14	28	2.0	11	0.79
Sep 2021 *	12	30	2.5	12	1.00
Sep 2020 *	13	29	2.2	12	0.92
Sep 2019 *	13	31	2.4	10	0.77
Sep 2018 *	9	25	2.8	8	0.89
Sep 2017 *	15	26	1.7	15	1.00
Sep 2016 *	14	33	2.4	14	1.00
Sep 2015 *	14	30	2.1	11	0.79
Sep 2014 *	12	40	3.3	19	1.58

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 83% · Maths 100% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%10th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	83%	17%	110	107
2023/24	57%	0%	105	104
2022/23	75%	8%	105	104

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

Cold Aston Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School
4.0 km · Gloucestershire

2026

1.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Northleach Church of England Primary School
5.6 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Sherborne Church of England Primary School
7.1 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

3.3applications per place
Swell Church of England Primary School
7.2 km · Gloucestershire

2026

4.0applications per place
The Rissington School
7.7 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Temple Guiting Church of England School
8.9 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School
9.1 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

2.0applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Andoversford Primary School
10.6 km · Gloucestershire

Good2022

1.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149254 · 916/3017
Trust: North Cotswold Schools Federation MAT
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 74 on roll
Free school meals: 4.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2022
Replaced: Cold Aston Church of England Primary School (URN 115609)
Address: Cold Aston, Cheltenham, GL54 3BN
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Cotswold

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