Swindon Village Primary SchoolHesters Way Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Swindon Village Primary School and Hesters Way Primary School are primary schools in Cheltenham.

  • Swindon Village Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Hesters Way Primary School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Swindon Village Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Swindon Village Primary School was judged Good and Hesters Way Primary School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 73.0% for Swindon Village Primary School and 57.0% for Hesters Way Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Swindon Village Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Hesters Way Primary School (58.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Swindon Village Primary School versus Hesters Way Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CheltenhamSwindon Village Primary SchoolCheltenhamHesters Way Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100Stronger figureD45/100
Local ranking83rd of 239 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure170th of 239 in Gloucestershire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeFoundation school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll421 185
Capacity420 210
LocationCheltenham, GL51 9QP Cheltenham, GL51 0ES
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard73.0% Stronger figure57.0% 62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census421 185
Free school meals (ever 6)18.1% 46.0%
English as an additional language10.5% 40.0%
SEN support15.0% 35.1%
SEN with an EHC plan3.6% 6.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% Stronger figure7.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence6.8% Stronger figure27.4% 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.

Swindon Village Primary School

Hesters Way Primary School

Full profiles: Swindon Village Primary School · Hesters Way Primary School