Hesters Way 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 18/01/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Dill Avenue, Cheltenham

School Information

Address: Dill Avenue, Cheltenham, GL51 0ES
Website: www.hestersway.gloucs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01242525616
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Gloucestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Kirsti Ashman
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 131250

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/01/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 168
Number of Boys: 94
Number of Girls: 74

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -1.7 to 3.3
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -5.5 to -0.9
Maths
Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -4.3 to 0.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:50%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Hesters Way Primary School
Dill Avenue, GL51 0ES
0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Springbank Primary Academy
Springbank Road, GL51 0PH
792 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Rowanfield Infant School
Alstone Lane, GL51 8HY
847 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Rowanfield Junior School
Alstone Lane, GL51 8HY
935 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Lewis Road, GL51 0HZ
1,056 yd Voluntary aided 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
420 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Pate's Grammar School
Princess Elizabeth Way, GL51 0HG
601 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
Warden Hill Road, GL51 3EF
2,989 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
1,193 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
1,357 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedDean Close Preparatory School
Lansdown Road, GL51 6QS
2,145 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedAirthrie School With Hillfield Dyslexia Trust
27-29 Christchurch Road, GL50 2NY
2,165 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedDean Close School
Shelburne Road, GL51 6HE
2,184 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service
St George's Road, County Offices GL50 3EW
2,507 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.