# Battledown School

Battledown School is a special school in Cheltenham, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 64 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E147562. [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Academy special converter
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 64
- Council: Cheltenham
- URN: 147562

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), June 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 18 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Battledown School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Gloucestershire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Gloucestershire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 105 |

Battledown School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-apostles-church-of-england-primary-school-e115679): 460 m. Primary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Berkhampstead School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/berkhampstead-school-e115800): 530 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Lift Crescent View](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lift-crescent-view-e138430): 590 m. Special. Good (overall), May 2024
- [Ashley Manor Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashley-manor-preparatory-school-e133948): 960 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Oakwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakwood-primary-school-e135857): 1 km. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), April 2024. 14% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-church-of-england-primary-school-e115666): 1.1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/147562)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/147562)

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