Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary SchoolPrestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School

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

Summary of the comparison

Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School and Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School are primary schools in Cheltenham.

  • Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Prestbury St Mary's Church of England 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 82.0% for Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School and 56.0% for Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School (77.0% in 2022-23, 82.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School (55.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School versus Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CheltenhamHoly Apostles' Church of England Primary SchoolCheltenhamPrestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB74/100Stronger figureD54/100
Local ranking17th of 237 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure117th of 237 in Gloucestershire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll207 238
Capacity210 240
LocationCheltenham, GL52 6QZ Cheltenham, GL52 5JB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard82.0% Stronger figure56.0% 62.0%
At higher standard18.0% Stronger figure1.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census208 268
Free school meals (ever 6)4.3% 17.9%
English as an additional language7.2% 5.6%
SEN support5.8% 17.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.0% 3.0%
Attendance
Overall absence3.8% Stronger figure4.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence3.9% Stronger figure10.5% 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.

Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School

Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School

Full profiles: Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School · Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School