Gardners Lane Primary School is a primary school located in Cheltenham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 02/07/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Gardners Lane, Cheltenham, GL51 9JW
Website: http://www.gardnerslane.org.uk
Telephone: 01242515761
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Gloucestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Charles Welsh
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 131249

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 02/07/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 269
Number of Boys: 144
Number of Girls: 125

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 21.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 3.4 Confidence interval 1.3 to 5.4
Writing
Well Above Average: 5.8 Confidence interval 3.9 to 7.7
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.5 Confidence interval 2.7 to 6.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:62%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Gardners Lane Primary School
Gardners Lane, Swindon Road GL51 9JW
0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Gloucester Road Primary School
Gloucester Road, GL51 8PB
763 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great
St James Square, GL50 3QG
1,114 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Christ Church CofE Primary School
Malvern Road, GL50 2NR
1,278 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Dunalley Primary School
West Drive, GL50 4LB
1,279 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham
Blaisdon Way, GL51 0WH
1,714 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Pittville School
Albert Road, GL52 3JD
1,743 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Pate's Grammar School
Princess Elizabeth Way, GL51 0HG
2,210 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
Warden Hill Road, GL51 3EF
3,085 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedGloucestershire College
Cheltenham Campus, Princess Elizabeth Way GL51 7SJ
2,550 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Alternative Provision School
St George's Centre, Alstone Lane GL51 8HH
1,146 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service
St George's Road, County Offices GL50 3EW
1,457 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedAirthrie School With Hillfield Dyslexia Trust
27-29 Christchurch Road, GL50 2NY
1,586 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedCheltenham Ladies' College
Bayshill Road, GL50 3EP
1,719 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedDean Close Preparatory School
Lansdown Road, GL51 6QS
2,251 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.