Gloucester Road Primary SchoolGardners Lane Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Cheltenham.
Summary of the comparison
Gloucester Road Primary School and Gardners Lane Primary School are primary schools in Cheltenham.
Gloucester Road Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Gardners Lane Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). Gardners Lane Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Gloucester Road Primary School was judged Outstanding and Gardners Lane Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 38.0% for Gloucester Road Primary School and 50.0% for Gardners Lane Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Gloucester Road Primary School (71.0% in 2022-23, 38.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Gardners Lane Primary School (77.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CheltenhamGloucester Road Primary School | CheltenhamGardners Lane Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100 | C67/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 88th of 239 in Gloucestershire | 50th of 239 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Foundation school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 2-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 206 | 278 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 420 | |
| Location | Cheltenham, GL51 8PB | Cheltenham, GL51 9JW | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 38.0% | 50.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 3.0% | 10.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 104.0 Stronger figure | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 101.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 206 | 278 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 25.2% | 38.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 40.3% | 34.2% | |
| SEN support | 33.5% | 20.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 6.8% | 4.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.8% Stronger figure | 7.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 9.1% Stronger figure | 25.1% | 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.
Gloucester Road Primary School
Gardners Lane Primary School
Full profiles: Gloucester Road Primary School · Gardners Lane Primary School