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EnglandSouth WestCheltenhamGL51 0ESHesters Way Primary School
Primary

Hesters Way Primary School

Primary

Cheltenham · Cheltenham · GL51 0ES www.hestersway.gloucs.sch.uk/

Pupils
185
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
185
Pupils · 2024/25
40%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
185
Pupils · 2024/25
40%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 03/11/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityGloucestershire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Hesters Way Primary School · Primary · Gloucestershire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
57%
+7pp
58%42%25%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
7%
+7pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
13%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
73%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
30%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
185
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
40%
FSM eligible
46%
SEN
42%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
27%

Contact

Address
Dill Avenue, Cheltenham, GL51 0ES
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2557%7%73%13%67%10%67%27%73%73%105.0105.0106.042%185
2023/2450%0%67%17%60%0%73%17%77%77%103.0102.0102.041%181
2022/2358%0%71%8%58%0%75%17%71%75%103.0104.0104.0-2.50-3.60+0.1038%190
2018/1950%0%75%17%67%0%67%17%63%71%104.0102.0105.0+0.80-3.20-2.1030%173
2017/1825%0%29%8%67%0%67%0%67%54%98.0102.0102.0-5.60-0.70-1.2024%182
2016/1754%4%71%13%67%17%79%13%79%79%102.0103.0104.0-0.60-2.00+1.2027%194

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2518518.742%40%46%8%27%
2023/2418118.741%37%54%8%30%
2022/2319021.638%32%57%9%34%
2021/2216616.940%23%58%8%31%
2020/2116817.134%20%60%
2018/1917316.830%16%56%6%12%
2017/1818216.124%12%63%6%19%
2016/1719420.627%15%60%7%23%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.