Woodmancote SchoolGotherington Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Woodmancote School and Gotherington Primary School are primary schools in Cheltenham.

  • Woodmancote School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Gotherington Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Woodmancote School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Woodmancote School was judged Good and Gotherington 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 72.0% for Woodmancote School and 66.0% for Gotherington Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Woodmancote School (66.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Gotherington Primary School (66.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Woodmancote School versus Gotherington Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CheltenhamWoodmancote SchoolCheltenhamGotherington Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100Stronger figureC57/100
Local ranking63rd of 239 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure104th of 239 in Gloucestershire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll419 201
Capacity420 202
LocationCheltenham, GL52 9HN Cheltenham, GL52 9QT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard72.0% Stronger figure66.0% 62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 107.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census419 201
Free school meals (ever 6)16.7% 9.4%
English as an additional language3.8% 6.5%
SEN support19.8% 17.4%
SEN with an EHC plan2.1% 1.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% 3.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence9.3% 5.1% 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.

Woodmancote School

Gotherington Primary School

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