Dunalley Primary SchoolOakwood Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Cheltenham.

Summary of the comparison

Dunalley Primary School and Oakwood Primary School are primary schools in Cheltenham.

  • Dunalley Primary School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Oakwood Primary School scores 22 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Dunalley Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Dunalley Primary School was judged Good and Oakwood Primary School was judged Requires improvement.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 70.0% for Dunalley Primary School and 14.0% for Oakwood Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Dunalley Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Oakwood Primary School (30.0% in 2022-23, 14.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Dunalley Primary School versus Oakwood Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CheltenhamDunalley Primary SchoolCheltenhamOakwood Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100Stronger figureF22/100
Local ranking77th of 237 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure232nd of 237 in Gloucestershire
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeCommunity school Foundation school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll456 310
Capacity420 420
LocationCheltenham, GL50 4LB Cheltenham, GL52 5HD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard70.0% Stronger figure14.0% 62.0%
At higher standard8.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure96.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure94.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census420 342
Free school meals (ever 6)12.9% 43.3%
English as an additional language13.3% 19.9%
SEN support15.5% 49.7%
SEN with an EHC plan3.8% 6.1%
Attendance
Overall absence3.9% Stronger figure9.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence6.2% Stronger figure35.6% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Dunalley Primary School

Oakwood Primary School

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