Gloucester Road Primary SchoolRowanfield Infant School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Cheltenham.
Summary of the comparison
Gloucester Road Primary School and Rowanfield Infant School are primary schools in Cheltenham.
Gloucester Road Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Rowanfield Infant School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Rowanfield Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Gloucester Road Primary School was judged Outstanding and Rowanfield Infant School was judged the expected standard.
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).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CheltenhamGloucester Road Primary School | CheltenhamRowanfield Infant School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100 | C64/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 86th of 237 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure | 226th of 237 in Gloucestershire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 2-11 | 4-7 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 236 | 235 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 270 | |
| Location | Cheltenham, GL51 8PB | Cheltenham, GL51 8HY | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 38.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 3.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 104.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 101.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 206 | 246 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 25.2% | 28.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 40.3% | 27.6% | |
| SEN support | 33.5% | 24.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 6.8% | 4.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.8% Stronger figure | 7.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 9.1% Stronger figure | 17.8% | 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.
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
Rowanfield Infant School
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