St John's Church of England Primary SchoolHoly Apostles' Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

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

  • St John's Church of England Primary School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St John's Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Holy Apostles' Church of England 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 55.0% for St John's Church of England Primary School and 82.0% for Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St John's Church of England Primary School (48.0% in 2022-23, 55.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School (77.0% in 2022-23, 82.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St John's Church of England Primary School versus Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CheltenhamSt John's Church of England Primary SchoolCheltenhamHoly Apostles' Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD46/100B74/100Stronger figure
Local ranking164th of 239 in Gloucestershire 17th of 239 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll198 208
Capacity203 210
LocationCheltenham, GL52 2SN Cheltenham, GL52 6QZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard55.0% 82.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard10.0% 18.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census198 208
Free school meals (ever 6)20.2% 4.3%
English as an additional language37.9% 7.2%
SEN support13.6% 5.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.5% 1.0%
Attendance
Overall absence6.7% 3.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence14.1% 3.9% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

St John's Church of England Primary School

Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School

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