Gloucester Road Primary SchoolRowanfield Junior School

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

Summary of the comparison

Gloucester Road Primary School and Rowanfield Junior School are primary schools in Cheltenham.

  • Gloucester Road Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Rowanfield Junior School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Gloucester Road Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Gloucester Road Primary School was judged Outstanding and Rowanfield Junior 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 67.0% for Rowanfield Junior 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 risen at Rowanfield Junior School (58.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Gloucester Road Primary School versus Rowanfield Junior School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CheltenhamGloucester Road Primary SchoolCheltenhamRowanfield Junior SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100Stronger figureC57/100
Local ranking88th of 239 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure101st of 239 in Gloucestershire
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll206 345
Capacity210 360
LocationCheltenham, GL51 8PB Cheltenham, GL51 8HY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard38.0% 67.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 4.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census206 345
Free school meals (ever 6)25.2% 42.9%
English as an additional language40.3% 27.5%
SEN support33.5% 29.0%
SEN with an EHC plan6.8% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.8% Stronger figure5.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.1% Stronger figure16.8% 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.

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

Rowanfield Junior School

Full profiles: Gloucester Road Primary School · Rowanfield Junior School